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The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
Paul Scheckel
$11.22

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With rising energy costs, homeowners are beginning to examine the energy efficiency of their own homes, asking questions about where energy comes from and how much it costs, how to choose new appliances and what options exist for renewable energy.

The Home Energy Diet answers all these questions and more while helping readers take control of their personal energy use and costs so they can save money, live more comfortably and help the environment. Energy auditor Paul Scheckel first explores energy literacy, and then describes how your home uses-and loses-energy you pay for via:

Electricity
Hot water
Heating and air conditioning
Windows, walls and insulation

The Home Energy Diet involves readers in learning about their own homes by: measuring, metering, investigating and considering habits related to household energy use; learning how to quantify energy consumption and cost and making informed decisions about cost-effective improvements and upgrades. The book explores the misunderstood concept of efficiency versus cost by comparing fuel costs and equipment choices, including the possibility of using renewable energy for meeting home energy needs. This authoritative guide makes efficiency fun through personal anecdotes and humorous "tales-from-the-basement" energy misadventures.

Since energy efficiency is an investment that offers returns greater than Wall Street, readers can earn several hundred dollars every year just by following the advice in this book. As a bonus, many of the energy-saving strategies described can make for improved indoor air quality and healthier, more comfortable homes.

Paul Scheckel is an energy auditor who has visited thousands of homes, educating people about energy efficiency, cost-effective improvements and indoor air quality. With a passion for efficiency and renewables, he walks the talk by living in a solar-powered house and driving a car powered by vegetable oil in his home state of Vermont.

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How to Afford Your Own Log Home, 5th: Save 25 Percent without Lifting a Log
Carl Heldmann
$1.64

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This completely updated fifth edition tells you everything you need to know to get the log home of your dreams at an affordable price. Learn how to avoid a down payment, lower the amount of your mortgage, or get a larger home for what you budgeted, and save 25 percent off your construction and site-preparation costs. Sixteen pages of full-color photos give you a sampling of today's log home styles and sizes. Use this guide to: select the ideal log home kit for your space and design requirements; buy land at the best price and with the fewest restrictions; learn about general contracting and management skills you already possess; obtain a construction loan as well as mortgage financing; estimate your costs accurately to avoid unpleasant surprises; find the best suppliers and get great discounts; choose reliable subcontractors and schedule their work; get help and advice from log home manufacturers. Inside you'll find a list of log home manufacturers and suppliers, along with a glossary of construction terms and sample forms and contracts for every phase of the project. (8 1/2 x 11, 96 pages, color photos, sample forms)

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The Earth-Friendly Home: Save Energy, Reduce Consumption, Shrink Your Carbon Footprint (Green House)
David R. Goucher
$11.60

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Cut Your Energy Bills Now: 150 Smart Ways to Save Money and Make Your Home More Comfortable and Green
Bruce Harley
$10.36

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We have all heard the news: oil prices have exceeded $100 a barrel and natural gas rates have exploded by 74% over the past four years. And these costs will continue to rise. So how can the average homeowner lower their energy bill and still maintain a comfortable, healthy, and green house? The answer is: Bruce Harley's 136 Ways to Cut Your Energy Bills Today. Offering eye-opening incentives and easily achievable methods, Harley's uncluttered and organized approach will not only benefit the environment, it will help anyone reduce their heating, cooling, and electrical expenses. Highlighted by numbered tips and techniques for easy reference, the book presents a treasure trove of simple and inexpensive ways for cutting energy costs by up to 20% -- and even 40% in some cases.

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How To Save Hundreds Of Gallons Of Home Heating Oil Annually
Tim Edmund
$6.08

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This book contains information that was obtained in the classroom and in the trenches. Information that every homeowner and environmentalist who heats with oil should know. This book is not technical and was written by a homeowner who heats with oil, for homeowners, housewife, the DIYers interested in saving oil, money, and helping the environment. I guarantee if you read this book and apply the knowledge gained, you will save 100's of gallons of home heating oil. This book will pay for itself many, many, many times over if you follow some or all of the oil saving tips included in this book.

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Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, 9th Edition: Save Money, Save the Earth (Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings)
Katie Ackerly
$9.42

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How efficient are front-load washing machines? When is it time to replace your old refrigerator? These questions and many more are answered in The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, a one-stop resource for consumers who want to improve their home's energy performance and reduce costs. Zeroing in on the most useful response can be a challenge; this ninth edition cuts through the confusion.

Well-organized and highly readable, The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings begins with an overview of the interrelationships between energy use, economics, and the environment. Chapters focus on specific areas in the home, such as electronics, lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation, kitchen, and laundry, and provide helpful explanations for each, including:

• Describing energy use characteristics
• Drawing comparisons between available technologies
• Outlining the most cost-effective repair and replacement options
• Providing step-by-step guidance for finding the right equipment
• Describing how the equipment operates
• Summarizing how much energy is used or lost

Included are tips on improving existing equipment and guidance for when and why consumers should purchase new energy-efficient equipment, as well as a reminder to check local government and utility incentives for purchase or retrofit grants.

This guide will be an invaluable resource to all consumers concerned about reducing both their energy bills and their environmental impact.

Jennifer Thorne Amann is a senior associate in the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) Buildings and Equipment Program.

Alex Wilson is president of BuildingGreen, Inc., author of Your Green Home, and executive editor of Environmental Building News.

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No-Regrets Remodeling: Creating a Comfortable, Healthy Home That Saves Energy
$95.22

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I spent months digging up a portion of the information contained in this book. If you're planning on remodeling, adding on, buying your first house, or if your house is uncomfortable in any way, or your utility bills are too high, then you need to read this book.

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136 Best Ways to Save on Your Home Energy
Editors of Sunset Books
$1.98

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Learn how to cut the cost of your utility bills with these simple, inexpensive and effective measures. All the procedures are simple enough for beginners, and none require expensive tools. Throughout these pages, you will learn how to repair leaky faucets that needlessly add to your water and heating bills. There are also simple steps for cleaning coils on your refrigerator so it can cool better with less electricity, for sealing your house against hot and cold air leaks, for adding insulation where your house needs more, and making other proven, energy-saving repairs and improvements.

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Energy: Use Less-Save More: 100 Energy-Saving Tips for the Home (The Chelsea Green Guides)
Amanda Cuthbert
$3.86

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ENERGY: USE LESS—SAVE MORE
THE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES—A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!
Did you know that lowering the temperature of your thermostat by a mere 2 degrees Fahrenheit could reduce your energy bill by 10 percent? Or that energy-efficient light bulbs last about 12 times longer than ordinary bulbs and consume one-fifth the energy? This is just the beginning of what you’ll learn in this handy book, containing more than one hundred ideas for saving energy. These tips will save you money, and help you take your first steps in the fight against global warming. Also available:
WATER: USE LESS—SAVE MORE
COMPOSTING: AN EASY HOUSEHOLD GUIDE
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: AN EASY HOUSEHOLD GUIDE

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How to Save Your Home From Foreclosure
Rosario Marano
$7.86

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An informative "how to book" for homeowners, college students, schools, real estate professionals, and the general public at large which points out various techniques and strategies on how to prevent the loss of their home to a creditor. It is a step by step guide offering different scenarios on how a homeowner can bring their defaulted mortgage loan current and avoid a sheriff or trustee sale.