The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower
July 2nd, 2010 | 
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- ISBN13: 9780865715363
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their f… More >>
Posted in Green Lifestyle | 
Tags: Achieving, Biomass, Energy, Guide, Homeowner's, Hydropower, Independence, Renewable, Solar, through, Wind
This is an excellent book, because it has much information in general, different green ideas for your home. And that is important for you and the Planet today and future.
Rating: 5 / 5
My wife and I are in the process of designing our retirement home here in the Colorado foothills. We want to build one that is both energy efficient/independent and retain that “curb appeal”. This book has provided us with a great many ideas that will help us achieve that goal.
Rating: 4 / 5
I think this book was great, very informative but I wished there were more pics to go along with the techniques. Overall I love it!
Rating: 5 / 5
Not only did I find this book useful, I enjoyed reading this book. I am not a techy science person, nor do I usually seek out nonfiction, but I found that this book was written for people like me – people who are interested in making some changes in our homes to help our planet and lower our bills. The book was set up with clear chapters outlining the pros and cons of various types of renewable energy sources (wind, water, solar, and more) and how we can retrofit our homes to use them. It contained several comparison charts for the different options described, including cost comparisons, and the author provided detailed information about the information in those charts. The book also explored small changes we could easily make, and there was a section about the future of renewable energy. Written to be thoroughly understandable and readable, this book helped me become much more aware of things I could do to make some “green” changes, which was exactly the information I was seeking. All in all I recommend this book highly!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an outstanding, readable, comprehensive presentation of the subject of renewable energy for the homeowner. For each topic the author presents the principles, salient facts and a range of projects from the simplest do-it-yourself to that which would require a professional installation. Illustrations are excellent. In solar hot water for example he presents projects which range from a mini batch system consisting of a coiled black hose to a professionally installed all weather solar collector, storage with on-demand gas supplement. Based on this reading I plan to build a freestanding outdoor thermosiphon solar shower using cast off materials and to replace an inefficient hot water tank with a propane on-demand all season hot water heater. Chiras educates the homeowner to think broadly and to plan very manageable projects suited to his/her needs. Superb!
Rating: 5 / 5