If you are reading this blog,
there is a very good chance that you are concerned about energy
efficiency in your home. You may perhaps have read some of my website
and considered making improvements to your home to reduce your energy
consumption. If you are looking for the ideal book companion to guide
you through the process of improving energy efficiency in your home,
look no further than Charlie Wing’s book: “The Visual Handbook of Energy Conservation: A Comprehensive Guide to Reducing Energy Use at Home“. It is
impeccable in every regard, the text is written in plain English and
uses easy to understand terms and concepts. Charlie is already well
known for his beautiful illustrations and they are there on almost every
page of this book. He covers every aspect of energy use, from the
building envelope itself to everything in it ranging from heating and
cooling systems all the way down to phantom electric loads. I cannot
emphasize enough that anyone even remotely interested in energy
conservation in their home should purchase this book and read every
page, there is no question in my mind that you will recoup the
investment.
I have met Charlie on several occasions, in fact he used to live
down the road from me before I moved here and he is well known in the
midcoast Maine region as something of an expert on efficient building design and construction and he co-founded the Shelter Institute. He and I taught several workshops on how to make interior insulating storm windows,
and he asked for my input when drafting the section in his book that
refers to these windows. I was delighted to see that he acknowledged
myself and some of my friends in the front of the book for our token
contributions.
I will say it again: buy this book. You will not regret it.
(re-posted from my old blog from December 1, 2013)
My mission is to live as sustainably as I can and share my actions and ideas so that others may benefit from what I have learned.
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