Energy-Efficient Building

by Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Book Overview

Although energy costs are near an all-time low, modern energy efficiency offers more than just savings: It offers comfort. With the help of this book, homeowners and builders can build lasting comfort... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561583405
• ISBN13: 9781561583409
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 11.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent overview of cutting edge energy efficient building technique

This book is really a book. It is a collection of magazine articles from a well respected building magazine that cover different building techniques. One chapter per article. There is an article for every currently used, but not quite mainstream building technique to improve energy efficiency of a home. Since the articles are written independently and were later compiled into a book, there is no comparison and contrast between techniques. Since the articles are very well written and go into depth on each technique, then comparisons between similar techniques can be extrapolated out, but some things like cost comparisons may be difficult to gather from the articles alone. Overall a very good overview of what is out there and working in practice today.

Practical energy savings

I found this book beneficial. I believe that people doing either new construction or remodelling will find it helpful. It covers new ideas as well some often overlooked but simple, inexpensive methods that should be used in all construction.In particular, the first chapter is about energy efficiancy in general and performing an energy audit on your house to see where the energy is wasted or lost.For the price of this book, even if you only used one idea from the book, you would more than pay for the book in energy savings in one heating/cooling season.My reason for not giving 5 stars is, "There should even more ideas included in this book!"