{"product_id":"real-goods-solar-living-sourcebook-9780865717848","title":"Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e What book would you want if you were stranded on a desert island? Widely regarded as the ''bible'' of off-grid living, The \u003cem\u003e Solar Living Sourcebook \u003c\/em\u003e might be your best choice. With over 600,000 copies in print worldwide, it is the most comprehensive resource available for anyone interested in lessening their environmental footprint and increasing their energy independence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cem\u003e Solar Living Sourcebook-14th Edition \u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, natural and green building, off-grid living and alternative transportation, written by experts with decades of experience and a passion for sharing their knowledge. This fully revised and updated edition includes brand new sections on permaculture and urban homesteading, and completely rewritten chapters on solar technology, sustainable transportation and relocalization. It also boasts greatly expanded material on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Natural Building \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Permaculture and biodynamics \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essential guide to energy independence -- fully revised and updated \"...an owner's manual for regenerating our earth, skies and water... a masterwork on rehabitation...the best manual you could possibly want.\" ---Paul Hawken, Project Drawdown, and author, Blessed Unrest \"...I have always recommended the Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook as the #1 source, indeed the Bible, for all things solar and sustainable. Bravo to the 14th edition, it's the best one yet!\"---Ed Begley Jr., actor, environmental activist \"...the best single source I've ever found on the technologies, philosophies, and the lifestyle changes we must embrace in order for our species to survive and thrive into the future.\" ---Woody Harrelson, environmentalist, actor \"...the most comprehensive, enlightening \u0026amp; entertaining resource in the world...an indispensable resource on the bookshelf of anyone seriously interested in helping save our habitat.\"---Bryan Welch, publisher, Mother Earth News, and author, Beautiful and Abundant: Building the World We Want \"This masterful compendium pulls it all together and gives everyone what we need to get off the grid and democratize clean energy.\" ---Kenny Ausubel, CEO and founder, Bioneers ... Regularly updated since 1982, John Schaeffer's Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook is the definitive guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, alternative transportation, natural and green building, homesteading, energy conservation and off-grid living. This completely revised 14th edition, written by experts with decades of hands-on experience, contains expanded information on permaculture, biodynamics, the Transition Movement, urban homesteading and emergency preparedness--plus maps, wiring diagrams, formulae, charts, electrical code specs\/regulations\/requirements, solar sizing worksheets and much more. Whether you're a layperson or a professional, novice or longtime aficionado, the Sourcebook puts the latest research and information at your fingertips; everything you need to know to make sustainable living a reality. With over 600,000 copies in print worldwide, it is the most comprehensive resource available for anyone interested in lessening his\/her environmental footprint and increasing energy independence. ... \"This book is our blueprint for both the present and future, if our species is to survive into the 22nd century.\"---Thom Hartmann, NY Times bestselling author and talk show host \"Buy this book. It can change your life for the better. And the world, too.\"---Denis Hayes, President, Bullitt Foundation \"John is a sustainability and solar industry pioneer...his visionary actions and ideas [are] good news for our environment, economy, and national security.\"---Nat Kreamer, chairman, Solar Energy Industries Association, White House Champion of Change, and CEO, Clean Power Finance \"Here in one book is everything you need... a treasure trove you'll find yourself returning to time and again.\"---Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute and author, The End of Growth \"...[this is] the key text of the greatest economic change the world will experience this century, creating jobs and clean energy for a prosperous and sustainable global community.\"---Danny Kennedy, cofounder, Sungevity and SfunCube, and author, Rooftop Revolution ... John Schaeffer is the founder of Real Goods--the foremost global source for tools and information on renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable living. Since 1978, through Real Goods, he has pioneered solar technology in North America, providing over 150 MW of solar power and helping to solarize over 18,000 homes ... To help bring you the very best inspiration and information about greener, more sustainable lifestyles, Mother Earth News is recommending select New Society Publishers books to its readers. This book is one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e ACKNOWLEDGMENTS \u003cbr\u003e A MESSAGE FROM THE RGS ENERGY CEO \u003cbr\u003e FOREWORD: by Bill McKibben \u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION: by John Schaeffer, Real Goods Founder \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 1: RELOCALIZATION: A Strategic Response to Peak Oil and Climate Change \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ecological Economics \u003cbr\u003e Overshoot \u003cbr\u003e Peak Oil and Implications for a Transportation-Dependent Economy \u003cbr\u003e Climate Change and the Need to Eliminate Fossil Fuels \u003cbr\u003e Relocalization: A Strategic Response to Overshoot \u003cbr\u003e Approaching Social Change \u003cbr\u003e Pioneering Solar Down on the Farm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 2: LAND AND SHELTER: Designing and Building Your Green Dream Home \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Impacts of Modern Building \u003cbr\u003e Passive Survivability \u003cbr\u003e Strategies for a Responsive Home \u003cbr\u003e Renovations and Development \u003cbr\u003e Building a New Home \u003cbr\u003e Passive Solar Design: A Primer \u003cbr\u003e Building Technologies \u003cbr\u003e The Healthy Home \u003cbr\u003e Your Home, Your Choice \u003cbr\u003e Words of Wisdom from Real Goods Staffers and Colleagues \u003cbr\u003e Spirit of the Sun \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 3: SUNSHINE TO ELECTRICITY: Creating Renewable Energy with Solar, Wind, and Hydroelectric Power \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What Are Photovoltaic Cells? \u003cbr\u003e Sixty Years of Photovoltaics \u003cbr\u003e System Examples \u003cbr\u003e PV Racking \u003cbr\u003e Wind and Hydro Power Sources \u003cbr\u003e Hydroelectricity \u003cbr\u003e Wind Energy \u003cbr\u003e Wind Energy and Wind Turbines - What You Need To Consider to Make a Decision \u003cbr\u003e Hydrogen Fuel Cells \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 4: FROM PANEL TO PLUG: How to Get Your Renewable Energy Source Powering Your Appliances \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Renewable Energy System Primer: Putting It All Together \u003cbr\u003e Off-grid and Battery Backup \u003cbr\u003e System Sizing Worksheets \u003cbr\u003e Grid-tied Systems \u003cbr\u003e Converting Sunshine into Electricity \u003cbr\u003e What's the Payback? \u003cbr\u003e Safety and Fusing \u003cbr\u003e Charge Controllers \u003cbr\u003e Monitors \u003cbr\u003e Large Storage Batteries \u003cbr\u003e Real Goods' Battery Troubleshooting Guide \u003cbr\u003e Common Battery Questions and Answers \u003cbr\u003e Real Goods' Battery Care Class \u003cbr\u003e Rechargeable Batteries and Chargers \u003cbr\u003e Frequently Asked Questions About Rechargeable Batteries \u003cbr\u003e Inverters \u003cbr\u003e Potential Problems with Modified Sine Wave Inverter Use - and How to Correct Them \u003cbr\u003e Potential Problems with ALL Inverters - and How to Correct Them \u003cbr\u003e Inverter Conclusions \u003cbr\u003e Wire, Adapters, and Outlets \u003cbr\u003e Wire Sizing Chart\/Formula \u003cbr\u003e RGS Energy Solar Project Case Study: Ironhouse Sanitary District \u003cbr\u003e RGS Energy Solar Project Case Study: Little Quittacas Solar Farm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 5: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND SOLAR MOBILITY: Be Empowered When the Grid Goes Down \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Want Some Protection, or at Least a Little Backup? How About Total Freedom? \u003cbr\u003e Steps to a Practical Emergency Power System \u003cbr\u003e What Do You Really Need in an Emergency? \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 6: ENERGY CONSERVATION: Superefficient Lighting, Heating,and Cooling Are the First Steps \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Living Well but Inexpensively \u003cbr\u003e It All Starts with Good Design \u003cbr\u003e Retrofitting: Making the Best of What You've Got \u003cbr\u003e Conserving Electricity \u003cbr\u003e House Heating and Cooling \u003cbr\u003e Home Cooling Systems \u003cbr\u003e Energy-efficient Appliances \u003cbr\u003e Superefficient Lighting \u003cbr\u003e Lighting Characteristics \u003cbr\u003e Light Technology \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 7: WATER DEVELOPMENT: Reckoning with Our Most Precious and Endangered Resource \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Three Components of Every Water System \u003cbr\u003e Solar-Powered Pumping \u003cbr\u003e Real Goods' Homestead Plumbing Recommendations \u003cbr\u003e Friction Loss Charts for Water Pumping \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 8: WATER HEATING: The Most Cost-effective Solar Alternative \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Common Water Heater Types \u003cbr\u003e Solar Water Heaters \u003cbr\u003e Types of Solar Water Heating Systems: Operation and Installation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 9: WATER AND AIR PURIFICATION: Clean Water and Air Are Human Rights! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Need for Water Purification \u003cbr\u003e Methods of Water Filtration and Purification \u003cbr\u003e Air Purification \u003cbr\u003e Resources \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 10: COMPOSTING TOILETS AND GREYWATER SYSTEMS: Novel, Safe, and Clean Solutions to an Age-old Human Issue \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reclaiming Valuable Resources \u003cbr\u003e What Is a Composting Toilet? \u003cbr\u003e Greywater Systems \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 11: REGENERATIVE HOMESTEADING AND FARMING: Growing Your Own Organically Using the Permaculture Principles While Living the Good Life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Permaculture: A Holistic Design System for Your Site \u003cbr\u003e Biodynamic® Agriculture: Food and the Cosmos \u003cbr\u003e Biodynamic Preparations \u003cbr\u003e Resources \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 12: URBAN HOMESTEADING: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Urban Permaculture Practice \u003cbr\u003e Gardening in the Urban Habitat \u003cbr\u003e Animals on the Urban Homestead \u003cbr\u003e Remaking Our Relationship to Food \u003cbr\u003e The Heirloom Kitchen Skills \u003cbr\u003e Natural Building \u003cbr\u003e Powering Down \u003cbr\u003e Greywater and Rainwater Use \u003cbr\u003e Waste \u003cbr\u003e Personal Ecology \u003cbr\u003e Resources \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 13: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION: Toward a Future of Carbon-free Mobility \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Problem with Fossil Fuels \u003cbr\u003e The Problem with Today's Motor Vehicles \u003cbr\u003e Hybrids and Other Low-emission Vehicles \u003cbr\u003e Biodiesel, Ethanol, and Other Biofuels \u003cbr\u003e Electric Vehicles \u003cbr\u003e Futuristic Vehicles? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 14: NATURAL BURIAL: The Ultimate Back-to-the-land Movement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dying to Do the Right Thing \u003cbr\u003e When It's Time, Will You \"Leave No Trace\"? \u003cbr\u003e Cemetery Stewardship's Triple Bottom Line \u003cbr\u003e Crafting the Fond Farewell: It Takes a Plan \u003cbr\u003e What You Need for a Natural Burial \u003cbr\u003e A Place to Go \u003cbr\u003e Last Acts That Make a Difference: How Your Support of Environmentally Friendly Products Can Turn an Industry Around \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 15: THE REAL GOODS' SUSTAINABLE LIVING LIBRARY: Reading for a Renewable Future \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Garden, Farm, Food, and Community \u003cbr\u003e Land and Shelter \u003cbr\u003e Renewable Energy in Theory and Practice \u003cbr\u003e Building Types and Materials \u003cbr\u003e Peak Oil, Relocalization, and Politics \u003cbr\u003e Water Development \u003cbr\u003e References and Resources \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e APPENDIX \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Who We Are and How We Got Here \u003cbr\u003e Part II: Living the Dream: The Real Goods Solar Living Center \u003cbr\u003e Part III: Spreading the Word: The Solar Living Institute \u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Getting Down to Business \u003cbr\u003e System Sizing Worksheets \u003cbr\u003e Power Consumption Table \u003cbr\u003e Solar Insolation Maps \u003cbr\u003e Solar Insolation by US City \u003cbr\u003e Magnetic Declination Charts in the United States \u003cbr\u003e Battery Wiring Diagrams \u003cbr\u003e Wire Sizing Chart\/Formula \u003cbr\u003e Friction Loss Charts for Water Pumping \u003cbr\u003e Temperature Conversions \u003cbr\u003e Nominal Pipe Size Versus Actual Outside Diameter for Steel and Plastic Pipe \u003cbr\u003e The Real Goods' Resource List \u003cbr\u003e State Energy Offices Access Information \u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ENDNOTES \u003cbr\u003e INDEX \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528264884567,"sku":"9780865717848","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780865717848.jpg?v=1731870995","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/real-goods-solar-living-sourcebook-9780865717848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}