Energy Efficiency Books


Energy Efficient Building (Builder's Library.)Energy Efficient Building (Builder's Library.)
Best Price: $14.95
It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly LivingIt's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living
Best Price: $0.01
PROS: *Several pages of ideas for change and accompanying check boxes to monitor progress. ...
Turn Me On: 100 Easy Ways to Use Solar EnergyTurn Me On: 100 Easy Ways to Use Solar Energy
TURN ME ON 100 Easy Ways to Use Solar Energy HERE COMES THE SUN! With page after page of...
Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (5th ed)Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (5th ed)
Best Price: $1.09
From light bulbs to furnaces, air conditioners to washing machines, the 6th edition of the...
The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
With rising energy costs, homeowners are beginning to examine the energy efficiency of their own...


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and RemodelingThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and Remodeling
Best Price: $3.98
ItÂ?s easy building green! This guide helps environmentally conscious people make...
Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden)Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden)
Best Price: $12.79
This absolutely indispensable and lavishly photographed guide will become a cornerstone work for...
Energy Efficient Building (Builder's Library.)Energy Efficient Building (Builder's Library.)
Best Price: $14.95
It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly LivingIt's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living
Best Price: $0.01
PROS: *Several pages of ideas for change and accompanying check boxes to monitor progress. ...
Turn Me On: 100 Easy Ways to Use Solar EnergyTurn Me On: 100 Easy Ways to Use Solar Energy
TURN ME ON 100 Easy Ways to Use Solar Energy HERE COMES THE SUN! With page after page of...


Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (5th ed)Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (5th ed)
Best Price: $1.09
From light bulbs to furnaces, air conditioners to washing machines, the 6th edition of the...
The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
With rising energy costs, homeowners are beginning to examine the energy efficiency of their own...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and RemodelingThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and Remodeling
Best Price: $3.98
ItÂ?s easy building green! This guide helps environmentally conscious people make...
Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden)Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden)
Best Price: $12.79
This absolutely indispensable and lavishly photographed guide will become a cornerstone work for...
Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature ConnectionBuilding for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection
Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short...

Green Building & Remodeling For DummiesGreen Building & Remodeling For Dummies
Best Price: $4.40
Green architect Eric Corey Freed knows his stuff and it shows in Green Building and Remodeling...
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate ChangeHow to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change
Best Price: $74.96
Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates...
The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small ImprovementsThe Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements
Best Price: $22.17
I am an energy auditor and I spend much time educating people about energy efficiency,...
The Energy Saving House (New Futures)The Energy Saving House (New Futures)
Best Price: $18.99
Save money-and save the planet! This informative and practical guide will show you how. Packed...
Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind SystemsWind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems
Best Price: $7.67
copyright 1999 by Mick Sagrillo Paul Gipe's latest book, Wind Energy Basics, was published...

Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies®Green Building & Remodeling For DummiesŪ
Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building...
Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides)Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides)
Flip the switch to energy-efficient lighting This do-it-yourself guide makes it easy to upgrade...
Energy Efficient Homes For DummiesEnergy Efficient Homes For Dummies
Best Price: $3.39
This was excellent for the basics, and gave some good info on various energy efficient ways to...
The Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs (Consumer Reports Complete Guide To...)The Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs (Consumer Reports Complete Guide To...)
Best Price: $8.50
This is an excellent and complete overview to the improvements you can make in your home to make...
Insulating, Sealing & Ventilating Your HouseInsulating, Sealing & Ventilating Your House
Best Price: $7.23
Good insulation can keep a house cozy in winter, and cool in summer?while saving money and...

Windows & Skylights: (Building Basic Series)Windows & Skylights: (Building Basic Series)
Best Price: $3.14
?The proper window enhances a property?s value and offers increased energy efficiency....Spence...
Power with Nature: Solar and Wind Energy DemystifiedPower with Nature: Solar and Wind Energy Demystified
Best Price: $15.45
Rex Ewing's Power with Nature was the only book we needed to tell us how to power our...
Crafting Log Homes Solar Style: An Inspiring Guide to Self-SufficiencyCrafting Log Homes Solar Style: An Inspiring Guide to Self-Sufficiency
Best Price: $15.00
How does one build a new home and help the environment at the same time? "Crafting Log...
Your Green Family Blueprint - How to Green Your Family, Your WayYour Green Family Blueprint - How to Green Your Family, Your Way
Best Price: $14.99
For those families who are looking for a place to begin their 'Green' journey, they need...
The Earth Garden Book of Alternative EnergyThe Earth Garden Book of Alternative Energy

Water: Use Less-Save More: 100 Water-Saving Tips for the Home (Chelsea Green Guides)Water: Use Less-Save More: 100 Water-Saving Tips for the Home (Chelsea Green Guides)
Best Price: $1.37
WATER: USE LESS--SAVE MORE THE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy for Your HomeThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Renewable Energy for Your Home
An essential how-to on powering your home with sun, wind, water, and more. For readers wanting...
Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, 1995Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, 1995
Best Price: $15.00
How to Build a Wind PumpHow to Build a Wind Pump
Best Price: $12.69
The book is very well written, clear and would let anyone with a modest range of power tools to...
The Energy-Smart HouseThe Energy-Smart House
Best Price: $12.36
Energy efficiency begins at home. Nobody knows this better than homeowners, remodelers,...

Eco-Renovation: The Ecological Home Improvement GuideEco-Renovation: The Ecological Home Improvement Guide
Best Price: $15.92
As an introductory guide for the newcomers to the eco-remodeling, this book does a good job. It...
The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living)The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living)
The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will...
Basics of Energy Efficient Living: A Beginner's Guide to Alternative Energy and Home Energy SavingsBasics of Energy Efficient Living: A Beginner's Guide to Alternative Energy and Home Energy Savings
Best Price: $8.36
These days it seems that energy advice is available on every street corner--"turn down your...
Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden)Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden)
Best Price: $8.77
First, I have to disclose that author Carol Venolia and I have been friends for over twenty...
It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly LivingIt's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living
Surveys find that over 80 percent of Americans agree with the goals of the environmental...

Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time (Mother Earth News Book for Wiser Living)Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time (Mother Earth News Book for Wiser Living)
Whether because of changing lifestyles or simply because houses are becoming outdated, millions...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green LivingThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living
Best Price: $2.14
The environmental movement and rising awareness of global warming have sparked an interest in...
Power with Nature: Alternative Energy Solutions for HomeownersPower with Nature: Alternative Energy Solutions for Homeowners
Best Price: $15.90
Plenty of energy guides for homeowners advocate getting off the grid; but few do such a good job...
Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom LineBuild Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line
Best Price: $14.27
This insider s guide to residential green building leads you through the actual residential...
Energy: Use Less-Save More: 100 Energy-Saving Tips for the Home (The Chelsea Green Guides)Energy: Use Less-Save More: 100 Energy-Saving Tips for the Home (The Chelsea Green Guides)
Best Price: $3.30
I wouldn't spend $7 on a book so small (or $3 used) which can be read in less than an hour....

Renewable Energy for Your Home: Using Off-Grid Energy to Reduce Your Footprint, Lower Your Bills and be More Self-SufficientRenewable Energy for Your Home: Using Off-Grid Energy to Reduce Your Footprint, Lower Your Bills and be More Self-Sufficient
Global warming. Rising fuel prices. Dependency on foreign energy. Never have so many Americans...
10-Minute Energy-Saving Secrets: 250 Ways to Save Big Bucks Year Round10-Minute Energy-Saving Secrets: 250 Ways to Save Big Bucks Year Round
Best Price: $3.48
Simple, powerful ways to cut your heating bills this winter! Energy bills are going to be...
136 Best Ways to Save on Your Home Energy136 Best Ways to Save on Your Home Energy
Best Price: $2.94
There were a few new thoughts, but most of the ways were things like "turn off the...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home, 3rd EditionThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home, 3rd Edition
Best Price: $7.31
The third updated edition of Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home is a...
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Process Self-reliance Series)The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Process Self-reliance Series)
Best Price: $19.82
This book is as much about people consciously creating the future as it is about how to make,...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and RemodelingThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and Remodeling
This book is NOT written by Bill Queen. It's written by Lisa Iannucci and John Barrows. ...
Logs, Wind and Sun: Handcraft Your Own Log Home ... Then Power It with NatureLogs, Wind and Sun: Handcraft Your Own Log Home ... Then Power It with Nature
Best Price: $129.84
Logs, Wind and Sun is one of those rare books that is both packed with useful information and...
Energy-Efficient Building (Best of Fine Homebuilding)Energy-Efficient Building (Best of Fine Homebuilding)
Best Price: $5.69
This book is really a book. It is a collection of magazine articles from a well respected...
The Good House Book: A Common-Sense Guide to Alternative Homebuilding  Solar * Straw Bale * Cob * Adobe * Earth Plaster * & More (A Natural Home Book)The Good House Book: A Common-Sense Guide to Alternative Homebuilding Solar * Straw Bale * Cob * Adobe * Earth Plaster * & More (A Natural Home Book)
Best Price: $41.85
The Good House Book is a loaded surprise: it is loaded full of the beauty of human efforts to...
Renewable Energy Made Easy: Free Energy from Solar, Wind, Hydropower, and Other Alternative Energy SourcesRenewable Energy Made Easy: Free Energy from Solar, Wind, Hydropower, and Other Alternative Energy Sources
Studies have shown that the average North American family will spend more than a quarter of a...

Save Energy, Save MoneySave Energy, Save Money
Best Price: $116.34
Living in Andover, MA -- in chilly New England -- I really appreciated the many money-saving...
Passive Solar Energy: The Homeowner's Guide to Natural Heating and CoolingPassive Solar Energy: The Homeowner's Guide to Natural Heating and Cooling
It is easy to think of harvesting solar energy as a highly technical system involving wiring...
The Renewable Energy Handbook, Revised Edition: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent LivingThe Renewable Energy Handbook, Revised Edition: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living
Best Price: $18.69
This book is a good read and gives amazing opportunites to explore in renewable energy for the...
Good Green KitchensGood Green Kitchens
Best Price: $3.70
... and so is this book. It's packed with beautiful kitchens and guidelines on choosing the...
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate ChangeHow to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change
Best Price: $8.95
The second updated edition of How to Live a Low-Carbon Life is a continuing pick to any...

Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your HomePassive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home
Best Price: $25.37
This is the first book on solar house design that I've seen where the author is a...
Energy Efficient Homes For DummiesEnergy Efficient Homes For Dummies
Hands-on, practical solutions to save money by making smart energy changes One of the best and...
Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable... (Mother Earth News Book for Wiser Living)Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable... (Mother Earth News Book for Wiser Living)
An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles,...
The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable LivingThe Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
Best Price: $19.50
REVISED COMMENTS AS OF SEPT 10, 2008: I have read this book - first at the bookstore, and then...
Got Sun? Go Solar, Expanded 2nd Edition: Harness Nature's Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied HomeGot Sun? Go Solar, Expanded 2nd Edition: Harness Nature's Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied Home
Best Price: $12.80
GOT SUN? GO SOLAR offers homes on the grid many options for getting off the grid in an updated,...

Green Beginnings: The Story of How We Built Our Green & Sustainable HomeGreen Beginnings: The Story of How We Built Our Green & Sustainable Home
Best Price: $19.95
Going Green is "the Next Big Thing" after the invention of the internet. It is one of...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your HomeThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home
Best Price: $4.99
I'm the author of THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO SOLAR POWER FOR YOUR HOME and take...
$mart Power: An Urban Guide to Renewable Energy and Efficiency$mart Power: An Urban Guide to Renewable Energy and Efficiency
Best Price: $5.86
This is a great introduction to energy efficiency and urban renewable energy sources. The...
Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage...
Concepts in Practice: EnergyConcepts in Practice: Energy
Best Price: $8.50
Demonstrates how existing buildings can be made more energy efficient and looks at the new...
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