The energy-smart house: builder-tested, code approved

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A guide to making a home more energy efficient, covering conducting an energy audit, insulating the attic, installing replacement windows, choosing a housewrap, and more.

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Full title :The energy-smart house : builder-tested, code approved / from the editors of Fine homebuilding.

Summary

A guide to making a home more energy efficient, covering conducting an energy audit, insulating the attic, installing replacement windows, choosing a housewrap, and more.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taunton Press
Place of Publication:Newtown, CT
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:188 pages : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781600854095, 1600854095
oclc:ocn711051536
LC Classification:TJ163.5.D86
Dewey Decimal:644

Energy efficiency. Every house needs an energy audit -- Home remedies for energy nosebleeds -- Can a vintage home be energy efficient? -- Efficient houses need fresh air -- A practical look at deep-energy retrofits -- Insulation. Upgrade your attic insulation -- Beef up your old insulation without tearing into walls -- All you need to know about spray foam -- Making sense of housewraps -- Using rigid foam for an efficient and dry house -- Basement insulation retrofits -- Weatherstripping -- Windows. A buyer's guide to windows -- Do Europeans really make the best windows? -- Installing replacement windows -- Heating and cooling. Is your heating system an energy beast? -- Finding the sweet spot : siting a home for energy efficiency -- Cool design for a comfortable home -- Central air-conditioning : bigger isn't better -- Lighting and appliances. Low-energy lighting, high-energy design -- The bright future of lighting -- The energy-smart kitchen solar hot water -- Energy-saving thermostats.