Save Energy and Cut Your Bills

Name: Save Energy and Cut Your Bills
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ISBN: 9780071664998

ISBN-10: 0071664998

ISBN-13: 9780071664998

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Nick White

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Book details

List price: $14.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 2/19/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Meet the author	p. viii
Only got a minute?	p. x
Only got five minutes?	p. xii
Only got ten minutes?	p. xvi
Background to energy use	p. 1
Why save energy?	p. 1
Common energy currency for the home	p. 13
How much energy are you using now?	p. 19
The average home	p. 19
How is my home officially rated?	p. 22
Energy self-assessment	p. 29
Working with others	p. 38
Developing a strategy for action	p. 41
Broad principles	p. 42
Choosing a strategy	p. 44
Putting strategy into action	p. 62
Saving energy in the house	p. 66
Keeping warm (heating)	p. 66
Hot water	p. 109
In the kitchen and utility area	p. 113
Computers, TVs and gadgets	p. 128
Lighting	p. 138
Keeping cool	p. 142
Teenage consumers	p. 146
Moving home	p. 149
Generating your own energy	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
General guidance	p. 155
Doing the sums	p. 156
The options	p. 161
Saving energy in the garden	p. 184
Introduction	p. 184
No-cost actions	p. 185
Low-cost actions	p. 188
Investment actions	p. 191
Other environmental actions	p. 192
Saving energy on the road	p. 195
Introduction	p. 195
No-cost actions	p. 196
Low-cost actions	p. 199
Investment actions	p. 201
Future trends	p. 209
General trends	p. 209
Home energy audits	p. 209
Personal carbon allowances	p. 210
Carbon reduction label	p. 211
Towards zero-carbon homes	p. 213
Taking it further	p. 216
Best practice case studies	p. 216
Websites and further reading	p. 220
Glossary	p. 232
What's stopping you saving energy?	p. 238
Financial and environmental savings	p. 242
Index	p. 256
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