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) Review

WATER: USE LESS--SAVE MORE
THE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!
Did you know that Americans now use 127 percent more water than we did in 1950? Or that about 95 percent of the water entering our homes goes down the drain? Our population is growing, our climate changing, and our lifestyles demand more and more water. This book includes one hundred tips for conserving water in the home and garden. Following just a few will reduce your consumption of water, save money, and save the environment. Also available:
ENERGY: USE LESS--SAVE MORE
COMPOSTING: AN EASY HOUSEHOLD GUIDE
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: AN EASY HOUSEHOLD GUIDE

Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides)

Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides) Review

Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides) Feature

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Flip the switch to energy-efficient lighting

This do-it-yourself guide makes it easy to upgrade residential and commercial lighting to reduce costs and environmental impact while maintaining or even improving the quality of the lighting. Filled with step-by-step instructions, Green Lighting shows you how to save money and energy with light-emitting diodes (LEDs), compact fluorescent lighting (CFL), solar lights, windows, skylights, fixtures, controls, and other bright ideas. Methods for calculating return on investment, plus recommended sources for energy-efficient products, are included in this practical resource. Green Lighting covers:

• Color temperature measurements
• In-depth details on the differences between LEDs and CFLs
• How utilities bill for electricity usage
• Comparing wattage and determining energy savings
• ENERGY STAR® ratings
• Purchasing appropriate bulbs, fixtures, and sensors
• Developing a comprehensive green lighting plan for your entire home, office, or commercial environment
• Incandescent, halogen, and gas-discharge lighting
• Solar and next-generation lighting

Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits: 140 Simple Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, and Save the Environmen (Tab Green Guru Guides)

Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits: 140 Simple Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, and Save the Environmen (Tab Green Guru Guides) Review

Reduce your utility bill and your carbon footprint

This hands-on guide shows you how to access your home's energy efficiency, and offers 140 energy- and money-saving solutions you can use right away. Inside, you'll find simple, no- and low-cost measures to identify problems and increase your home's livability and efficiency--as well as your expendable income--each and every year.

Whether you're moving into a brand new home, buying an existing property, or improving your current residence, you'll find the practical tips and step-by-step projects inside Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits will dramatically reduce your energy usage and boost your savings in no time.

Discover how to:

• Implement immediate no- and low-cost improvements for lighting, heating, electricity, insulation, water use, and more
• Identify and modify the most costly appliances in your home
• Reduce carbon emissions
• Develop a personal energy plan
• Determine how and when to contract your green renovation
• Understand ratings, standards, and conversions
• Fund your green home improvement projects and take advantage of grants, rebates, and tax incentives

Living Green (Green Guides)

Living Green (Green Guides) Review

Worried about the planet, but not sure what to do about it? Want to lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, but don't know where to start? This book is the complete guide to green living. Informative and accessible text gives clear, practical and realistic advice about all areas of your life, including home, garden, shopping, food and getting around. Whether you live in a rural idyll or in the centre of a big city there is action you can take. Written by an expert in the field, this guide will help you make a real difference.

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) Review

"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 "

All London: The Source Guide (Source Guides)

All London: The Source Guide (Source Guides) Review

This series of guides for finding everything from fine antiques to wine cellar equipment is an indispensable companion for the enthusiastic traveler/shopper in the never-ending quest for hidden treasures. Each book contains thousands of complete listings of carefully screened dealers and merchants who offer the beautiful things that make for gracious and elegant living. Categories range from priceless art and antiques to porcelain, silver, fine linen, parquet, stained glass, books, maps, and all kinds of collectibles. The authors have pounded the pavements of the world's richest and most exciting cities, searching out not only the best sources for beautiful things but also the skilled craftsmen who create and restore them. They apply their well-known rigid standards for dealers, merchants, and artisans: everyone listed not only is an excellent source for the best quality products and services but also has a reputation for honesty and fair dealing.

The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options (Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners)

The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options (Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners) Review

Today, a new generation of architects and builders is emerging, intent on creating homes that meet human needs for shelter while causing only a fraction of the environmental impact of conventional housing. The New Ecological Home provides an overview of green building techniques, materials, products, and technologies that are either currently available or will be in the near future. Author Daniel Chiras provides a wealth of up-to-date, practical information for home buyers, owner-builders, and anyone interested in building for a sustainable future.