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Book Synopsis
Practical and entertaining, This Cold House illuminates the concepts behind energy efficiency and translates them into ideas you can use, whether you live in a castle, igloo, or house.

Trade Review
A unique resource recommended for comprehensive energy collections. Library Journal 2007 Smith... has a wonderful way with words, and his storytelling is superb. This guy sure knows how to hang an analogy on a scientific principle to make it delightfully understandable. -- Dan Holohan www.heatinghelp.com 2007 An entertaining read despite the seriousness of the subject. Physics World 2007 Packs in important insights and is a pick for any general interest lending library catering to homeowners and those concerned with energy savings and the environment. Midwest Book Review 2007

Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue: Feeling Your Way
1. Feeling Good: The Science of Comfort
2. Save a Dollar, Save the Earth: Effective Insulation
3. Wrapping Up Warm: Insulating Your Home
4. Oil or Gas or Electric or . . .: Fuel Choice and Heating Costs
5. Flickering Flames: The Science of Fires and Fireplaces
6. Pumping the Heat, Cooling the Air
7. The Human Touch: Managing the System
8. The Crystal Ball: A Look at the Future
Epilogue: From Whence We Came
Appendix: Conversion Factors
Glossary
Further Reading
Index

This Cold House The Simple Science of Energy

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 25/08/2007
      ISBN13: 9780801886225, 978-0801886225
      ISBN10: 0801886228

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Practical and entertaining, This Cold House illuminates the concepts behind energy efficiency and translates them into ideas you can use, whether you live in a castle, igloo, or house.

      Trade Review
      A unique resource recommended for comprehensive energy collections. Library Journal 2007 Smith... has a wonderful way with words, and his storytelling is superb. This guy sure knows how to hang an analogy on a scientific principle to make it delightfully understandable. -- Dan Holohan www.heatinghelp.com 2007 An entertaining read despite the seriousness of the subject. Physics World 2007 Packs in important insights and is a pick for any general interest lending library catering to homeowners and those concerned with energy savings and the environment. Midwest Book Review 2007

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Prologue: Feeling Your Way
      1. Feeling Good: The Science of Comfort
      2. Save a Dollar, Save the Earth: Effective Insulation
      3. Wrapping Up Warm: Insulating Your Home
      4. Oil or Gas or Electric or . . .: Fuel Choice and Heating Costs
      5. Flickering Flames: The Science of Fires and Fireplaces
      6. Pumping the Heat, Cooling the Air
      7. The Human Touch: Managing the System
      8. The Crystal Ball: A Look at the Future
      Epilogue: From Whence We Came
      Appendix: Conversion Factors
      Glossary
      Further Reading
      Index

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