Residential Energy

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Residential Energy:
Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings
by John Krigger & Chris Dorsi

Residential Energy has just been released in its Fifth edition and is now shipping! Order your copy today.

It is packed full of new information on energy consumption, analyzing energy costs, and other energy-auditing information.

Residential Energy is the best book available on home energy conservation. This book introduces readers to a home's energy-related components and explains all the important possibilities for energy conservation. Readers will learn that effective energy conservation requires a whole-house approach that addresses the biggest energy wasters first.

Residential Energy is an essential reference manual for home energy raters, energy auditors, weatherization technicians, carpenters, heating and air-conditioning specialists, insulation contractors, plumbers, electricians, and home-improvement enthusiasts.

This new edition marks Residential Energy’s maturation into the one complete reference book on energy efficiency for residential buildings. This book has nearly 400 illustrations, charts, and tables. The included compact disc contains a complete copy of the book with clickable cross-references, bookmarks, and searchable index. It is an important reference tool that should be in every energy specialist’s library. 320 pages, with 11 chapters and 24 appendices.

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Chapter titles for Residential Energy

Introduction to Residential Energy
Principles of Energy
Energy and the Building Shell
Air Leakage
Insulation
Windows and Doors
Heating
Lighting and Appliances
Cooling
Water Heating
Health and Safety
Appendices and Index

This is one of the best books available on home-energy conservation.
—Jim Gunshinan, The Wall Street Journal.

Residential Energy is one of the best available books on weatherization and building diagnostics. With each new edition...it has solidified its reputation as an essential reference work for those working to improve the energy efficiency of homes.
—Martin Holladay, Energy Design Update

The Homeowners Handbook to Energy Efficiency presents similar information to Residential Energy but is briefer and oriented toward a consumer audience. Saturn Energy Auditor Field Guide gives step-by-step procedures for saving energy with building-shell improvements. Saturn Hydronic Systems Field Guide documents procedures for saving energy in HVAC and water-heating systems.
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ISBN 978-1-880120-09-5, 320 pages, Print $45