No-Regrets Remodeling
Excerpts from No-Regrets Remodeling by the people at Home Energy magazine.
Note: This book was published in 1997. While most of the information is timeless, some items may be out-dated.
- Your Kitchen
- Cooking Appliances
- Electric or Gas Kitchen Ranges?
- Refrigerators
- Your Home Office
- Home Office Equipment
- Power Ratings of Office Equipment
- Your Heating
- Heating: General
- Home Performance Contractors
- Oil System Upgrades
- Combined (Indirect) Hot Water & Heating Systems
- Combined (Integrated) Space & Water Heating
- The Thermostat is in Control
- Time for an Energy Switch?
- Your Cooling
- Tips for Buying a New Air Conditioner
- Cool Roofs for Hot Climates
- Evaporative Cooler Tips
- Ventilation, Ducts, Moisture, and Air Leakage
- Common Air Leakage Sites in the Home
- Choosing the Right Ventilation Equipment
- How Duct Leaks Can Effect House Pressure
- Providing Enough Combustion Air
- Quiet Fans for Home Ventilation
- Fan Noise Ratings
- Relative Humidity and Moisture Damage
- Tools for Testing Pressure and Air Leakage
- What Causes Ice Dams and Icicles?
- Worst-Case Depressurization Test
- Financing
- How to Get an Energy-Efficient Mortgage
- Details on Energy-Efficient Mortgages
- More Financial Options
- Water Heating
- Buying a New Water Heater
- Reducing Your Water Heating Bill
- Electric Resistance Storage Water Heaters
- Fossil Fuel Storage Water Heaters
- Heat Pump Storage Water Heaters
- Solar Water Heaters
- Tankless (Instantaneous) Water Heaters
- Insulation
- Insulation: General
- Identifying Old Insulation
- Prime Targets for Insulation During Whole-House Improvements
- Lighting
- Lighting: General
- Lighting Controls
- Lighting with Skylights
- Solar
- Using the Sun
- Using the Sun: Solar Hot Water
- Using the Sun: Using Windows Wisely
- Solar Water Heaters
- Solar Resources
- Windows
- Windows: General
- Window Radiation Transfer
