Solar Thermal Collection and Delivery
Solar Thermal Collection and Delivery - With all eyes turned to the sun as a free power source, solar thermal systems are pushing solar options beyond With all eyes turned to the sun as a free power source, solar thermal systems are pushing solar ... [... more]
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Fireplace Innovations
Fireplace Innovations - Improvements in technology give homeowners beautiful design options, increased energy efficiency and the ability to add a fire Improvements in technology give homeowners beautiful design options, increased energy ... [... more]
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60-Minute Home Improvement Projects
Think you don't have time for a home improvement project? Think again. Here are some ideas for quick projects that can improve your home's efficiency, appearance and safety. On television, home improvement projects go from start to finish in 60 ... [... more]
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Cut the Costs of Home Heating
Cut the Costs of Home Heating - Keep warm and comfortable this winter and lower your utility bills with some energy-efficient home improvements. Keep warm and comfortable this winter and lower your utility bills with some energy-efficient home ... [... more]
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Winterizing on a Budget
Winterizing on a Budget - Stay comfortable this winter and protect your investment with some easy and affordable ways to maximize energy savings. Here Stay comfortable this winter and protect your investment with some easy and affordable ways to ... [... more]
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Avoiding Flood Damage and Protecting Your Property
Avoiding Flood Damage and Protecting Your Property - Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property-changes that can var Flood protection can involve a variety of changes to your house and property-changes that can ... [... more]
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Green Homes Special Series: Part Fourteen: Zero-Energy Homes
Green Homes Special Series: Part Fourteen: Zero-Energy Homes - Many homeowners are finding their budgets stretched with escalating prices for home hea Many homeowners are finding their budgets stretched with escalating prices for home heating, ... [... more]
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HVAC Principles and Applications Manual
 Long on principles, short on practical: I am a contractor in New England and hoped that this book would be useful for designing and installing HVAC systems in luxury single family homes. Although the author is quite good at explaining heat transfer, [... more]
$78.95
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HVAC Control System Design Diagrams
Good: Only one thing I have to complain about is: all controls are pneumatic. With wide access to DDC controls today, I do not get it, why autor missed DDC systems. With DDC you can control HVAC equipment with greater precision and software is giving us [... more]
$83.00
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HVAC Controls and Systems
Overview Book, not a Design Tool: This book is a high level overview and is not very practical when it comes to assisting the engineer to design and specify HVAC Control Systems. Comprehensive and coherent HVAC primer: Written by talented engineers but [... more]
$63.00
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HVAC Instant Answers
Lots of info on every HVAC topic: I am not an HVAC expert or technician, but I was looking for a book that would give me enough information to be able to troubleshoot and work on residential and small commercial units. This book has a TON of information [... more]
$49.95
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HVAC Systems Design Handbook
Disapointment: This book is aimed at the engineering design professional but I found it to be a major disapointment. There are a number of good texts available on this subject but this one, like so many of Roger Haines' other books, is a superficial [... more]
$105.00
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