Residential energy : cost savings and comfort for existing buildings /
John Krigger and Chris Dorsi
- 5th ed.
- Helena, Mont. : Saturn Resource Management, 2009
- 319 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Principles of energy -- Energy and the building shell -- Air leakage -- Insulation -- Windows and doors -- Heating -- Lighting and appliances -- Cooling -- Water heating -- Health and safety -- Appendices: Glossary -- Energy related formulas -- Geometry -- Conversion factors -- Conversion charts -- Analyzing annual energy costs -- Materials/building assembly R-values -- Water vapor permeability -- Climatic data for U.S. cities -- Solar radiative properties for materials -- Minimum ventilation requirement (62-1989) -- Air-sealing economic limits -- Air leakage at various house pressures -- Characteristics of lighting systems -- Insulation characteristics -- Household appliance electrical usage -- Household moisture sources -- Psychrometrics -- Indoor air pollutants -- Commissioning air conditioners and heat pumps -- Energy-efficiency organizations