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 enlarge | Author: William H. Kemp
Publisher: Aztext Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 6775
Media: Paperback
Pages: 592
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0973323329
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.042
EAN: 9780973323320
ASIN: 0973323329
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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 Great solar and sustainable energy home book April 16, 2008
L. Fred Roensch (Richmond, VA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book, in my opinion, is the best overall coverage of energy savings and sustainable energy systems for home owners I have read. There are a few typos but whos cares.
I do think, since I am a chemist, he understates the dangers of handling caustic in the description of preparing biodiesel.
Methanol is flamable but caustic is much worse than acid to handle!
The author obviously has a lot of direct experince with most of the areas he covers and his first chapter is wonderful for anyone whether they contemplate building a truely energy selfsufficient home or not.
I highly recommend the book and compliment the author for writing and publishing it.
Good overview of reducing dependance on the Grid January 24, 2008
Hugh Watkins (WOODSTOCK, GA USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm building a new house and I want to make sure it's the most energy efficient house I can afford to build, so I got this book to help look at some of the decisions like Solar PV, Solar water heating, Wind and Micro hydroelectric. I have been happy so far, the discussion on insulating so far has been geared toward existing houses but it's interesting to note that insulating the basement may give you a higher payback than more insulation in the attic.
I didn't understand what net-metering allows you to do before reading this book, although living in Georgia makes a PV system cost prohibitive since there are no state rebates.
Solar hot water looks very feasible and should have a pretty quick payback.
Excellent book for layperson designing home December 31, 2007
Marcus (Southern California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I wanted a book with more detail than some of the other introductory books. I was not disappointed. Quite good depth for a layman's book, with the necessary equations, tables, charts, etc. Some portions of the book could have some more detail, but the subject matter is so broad, it wasn't so much of a drawback as a stimulus to find more in depth material. The author gives lots of examples and links to further info. I especially liked his introduction of hot water/thermal storage in large tanks for heating domestic hot water or home heating.
A very informative guide to renewable energy. July 19, 2007
Patricia A. Richey (Front Royal, VA USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found this book to contain very good information about living the self-sufficient lifestyle. This book contains vast amounts of information about renewable energy and the various methods available. I will definetly use this information as a guide to building our self-sustaining home. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about green living.
The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-grid And Sustainable Living June 8, 2007
Jose Ramon Luna Aguilera (Puebla, Pue Mexico)
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
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.
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