Residential energy
Subtitle: cost savings and comfort for existing buildings
By: John Krigger and Chris Dorsi
Contributors: Dorsi, Chris
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Saturn Resource Management
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Helena, Mont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781880120095; 9780135125410
Subjects: Energy conservation; Dwellings
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Principles of energy; title: Energy and the building shell; title: Air leakage; title: Insulation; title: Windows and doors; title: Heating; title: Lighting and appliances; title: Cooling; title: Water heating; title: Health and safety; title: Appendices: Glossary; title: Energy related formulas; title: Geometry; title: Conversion factors; title: Conversion charts; title: Analyzing annual energy costs; title: Materials/building assembly R-values; title: Water vapor permeability; title: Climatic data for U.S. cities; title: Solar radiative properties for materials; title: Minimum ventilation requirement (62-1989); title: Air-sealing economic limits; title: Air leakage at various house pressures; title: Characteristics of lighting systems; title: Insulation characteristics; title: Household appliance electrical usage; title: Household moisture sources; title: Psychrometrics; title: Indoor air pollutants; title: Commissioning air conditioners and heat pumps; title: Energy-efficiency organizations.