Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits: 140 Simple Solutions To Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, And Save The Environmen (Tab Green ... and Save the Environmen (ELECTRONICS) - Softcover

Findley, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071636390 ISBN 13: 9780071636391

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics, 2010

Synopsis

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Reduce your utility bill and your carbon footprint

This hands-on guide shows you how to access your home's energy efficiency, and offers 140 energy- and money-saving solutions you can use right away. Inside, you'll find simple, no- and low-cost measures to identify problems and increase your home's livability and efficiency--as well as your expendable income--each and every year.

Whether you're moving into a brand new home, buying an existing property, or improving your current residence, you'll find the practical tips and step-by-step projects inside Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits will dramatically reduce your energy usage and boost your savings in no time.

Discover how to:

• Implement immediate no- and low-cost improvements for lighting, heating, electricity, insulation, water use, and more
• Identify and modify the most costly appliances in your home
• Reduce carbon emissions
• Develop a personal energy plan
• Determine how and when to contract your green renovation
• Understand ratings, standards, and conversions
• Fund your green home improvement projects and take advantage of grants, rebates, and tax incentives

About this title

About the Author:

David S. Findley is the owner of Synergy New Technology, a green technology solution provider.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071636390
• ISBN 13: 9780071636391
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240