Offers practical strategies to help people live green at home, explaining how they can cut energy costs and consumption by changing the way they heat, cool, light, and fill their homes.
Record details
ISBN:9781423610380 (electronic bk.)
ISBN:1423610385 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description:electronic resource remote 1 online resource : col. ill.
Publisher:Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: A better life -- Energy conservation and efficiency -- Passive heating and cooling -- Solar electricity -- Solar hot water heating -- Solar space heating -- Wind power for the home -- Micro-hydro power -- Financing, incentives, rebates, and tax credits -- System design and installation.