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Solar Home Heating Basics: A Green Energy Guide

$12.95

Format: Trade Paperback
192 pages
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: May 2012
ISBN-10: 0865716633
ISBN-13: 9780865716636

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As fossil fuel supplies dwindle, home heating will be one of the major challenges in temperate and cold climates in upcoming years. The reserves of natural gas used to heat the majority of North American buildings are rapidly being depleted. This latest Green Energy Guide helps readers who want to slash their energy bills and reduce their dependence on scarce resources to navigate the sometimes confusing maze of clean, reliable, and affordable options. 'Solar Home Heating Basics' focuses on renewable energy strategies to heat new and existing homes and small businesses. These include:

Energy efficiency, weatherization, and insulation
Solar hot air heating
Solar thermal systems
Passive solar heating
Backup heating systems

While most solar home heating resources are geared primarily towards new buildings, this practical guide addresses ways of retrofitting existing buildings, making solar a reality for many people. Packed with all the essential information home and small business owners need to find alternatives to conventional heating solutions, 'Solar Home Heating Basics' is your key to a personal energy solution. Dan Chiras is a respected educator and the author of thirty books on residential renewable energy and green building, including 'The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy' and 'Power from the Sun.' Dan is the director and lead instructor at the Evergreen Institute's Center for Renewable Energy and Green Building, where he teaches workshops on energy efficiency, solar electricity, solar hot water, small wind energy, green building, natural plasters, and natural building.
An easy to understand introduction to practical and affordable ways to heat your home with the power of the sun.