The Residential energy audit manual

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The Residential energy audit manual

edited by Dale Schueman ; prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar, Office of Building and Community Systems ; with contributions by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extensive Service Energy Education Center, the Solar Energy Research Institute

Fairmont Press , Distributed by Prentice-Hall, c1992

2nd ed

  • : FP
  • : PH

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This fully updated edition is a guide for techniques and guidelines on implementing a residential energy audit programme. Step by step the manual shows how to perform an energy audit of the home, offering authoritative advice from energy specialists. Topics include measurement methods, calculations for all aspects of the audit, home construction considerations mechanical, HVAC, electrical and furnace audit techniques, in addition to discussions of residential solar and wind energy systems.

Table of Contents

  • Residential conservation service - introduction
  • programme description
  • residential energy auditing
  • the basics
  • conservation - energy loss
  • construction/mechanical descriptions
  • special problems
  • conservation practices
  • conservation measures
  • cost and savings analysis
  • putting it all together
  • renewable resources - introduction
  • active solar energy systems
  • passive solar energy systems
  • wind energy systems
  • appendices.

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