Title
- Fine Homebuilding
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BookTaunton Press1999Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) TJ163.5.D86 E52256 1999 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Although energy costs are near an all-time low, modern energy efficiency offers more than just savings: It offers comfort. Energy-Efficient Building is an essential reference for homeowners and builders alike and invaluable to anyone building a new home. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
Contents
- Testing homes for air leaks
- Understanding common moisture problems
- Fixing a cold, drafty house
- Insulation comes of age
- Preventing ice dams
- Energy-saving details
- Rumford fireplace, southwestern style
- Sunspace house
- Primer on heating systems
- Choosing ductwork
- Taking a look at windows
- Building a "green" house
- Retrofitting a threshold
- Venting a traditional eave
- Understanding energy-efficient windows
- Building a straw-bale house - -Shedding light on skylights
- Frost-protected shallow foundations
- Wall sheathing choices
- Making storm windows
- Sizing up housewraps
- Installing housewrap
- Hydronic radiant-floor heating
- Mixing forced-air and boiler heat
- Framing corners
- Building an efficient fireplace
- High efficiency at low cost
- Solar house in a cold climate
- Cozy in any weather
ISBN
- 1561583405
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