| Description |
viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue : finding your way -- Ch. 1. Feeling good : the science of comfort -- Ch. 2. Save a dollar, save the earth : effective insulation -- Ch. 3. Wrapping up warm : insulating your home -- Ch. 4. Oil or gas or electric or... : fuel choice and heating costs -- Ch. 5. Flickering flames : the science of fires and fireplaces -- Ch. 6. Pumping the heat, cooling the air -- Ch. 7. The human touch : managing the system -- Ch. 8. The crystal ball : a look at the future -- Epilogue : from whence we came |
| Summary |
"Colin Smith provides a guide to creating an environmentally friendly home without sacrificing comfort. This Cold house helps homeowners identify heating and cooling priorities and choose the most appropriate methods, tools, and equipment. Basic equations allow you to estimate possible savings in annual heating and cooling bills and determine payback times for improvement projects."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-220) and index |
| Subject |
Dwellings -- Energy conservation.
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Dwellings -- Heating and ventilation.
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| LC no. |
2006033658 |
| ISBN |
0801886228 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780801886225 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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