Toward a zero energy home : a complete guide to energy self-sufficiency at home

Toward a zero energy home A complete guide to energy self-sufficiency at home

David Johnston, 1950-

Book - 2010

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Subjects
Renewable energy.
Dwellings > Energy conservation.
Electric power production.
Dwellings > Electric equipment.
Ecological houses.
Published
Newtown, CT : Taunton Press [2010]
Language
English
Main Author
David Johnston, 1950- (-)
Other Authors
Scott Gibson, 1951- (-)
Physical Description
250 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781600851438
  • Introduction: The Case for Zero Energy Houses
  • 1. The Building Envelope
  • Building Science 101
  • Learning from the Passive House Movement
  • The Diversity of Framing Practices
  • Attic and Roofing Systems
  • Insulation Choices and Strategies
  • Testing the Building
  • Putting It Alt Together
  • Case Study: High Heat
  • Case Study: A Butterfly Home in the City
  • Case Study: Outside-in Retrofit
  • 2. Passive Solar Design
  • Passive Solar in the 1970s
  • The Design Process
  • Choosing Glazing
  • Thermal Mass
  • Solar Shading
  • Principles of Passive Solar Design
  • Case Study: PassivHaus Retrofit
  • Case Study: Bringing 1887 into the 21st Century
  • Case Study: Target Zero House in Taos
  • 3. Renewable Energy
  • From Sunlight Alone, Clean Electricity
  • Harnessing the Power of the Wind
  • Making Hot Water with the Sun
  • Sizing a Renewable Energy System
  • Look at All the Renewable Energy Options
  • Case Study: The Good Life in Vermont
  • Case Study: The Next West House
  • Case Study: High-End Lakeside Retrofit
  • 4. Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation
  • Options for Heat
  • Heat Pumps Provide Both Heating and Cooling
  • Electric-Resistance Heat Can Work in a Net Zero House
  • Wood and Other Forms of Biomass
  • Getting Heat Around the House
  • Keeping the House Cool
  • Ventilation for a Healthy House
  • Heating Water
  • Case Study: A Solar Jewel in Boulder
  • Case Study: Reinventing the High Rise
  • Case Study: All-Electric House: $1.16 a Day
  • 5. Living a Zero Energy Life
  • It's Just Not Low Energy Bills
  • Gaining a New Appreciation for Energy
  • Mechanical Systems are More Complicated
  • Fighting the Perceptions of High Cost
  • Marketing the Zero Energy House
  • A House That's Also a Classroom
  • Case Study: Affordable Housing Meets Zero Energy
  • Appendix 1. Energy Modeling Software
  • Appendix 2. Air Changes per Hour: 50 Pascals of Pressure
  • Resources
  • Credits
  • Index

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