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ENERGY sa ELECTRIC sa ENERGY MANAGEMENT sa FUEL sa GEOTHERMAL ENERGY sa SOLAR ENERGY sa WATER POWER sa WIND POWER Home energy projects: How many dollars do they really save? Description of a simple technique the homeowner can use to determine the economic viability of a proposed energy project. Retrofitting one old house into an energy-efficient home which uses only solar and electric power. Annual cost of all heating dropped from $1000 to $100. Forty-six ways to conserve energy in your home. A major review of how to make your house more energy efficient and cozier, both summer and winter. Possible home improvements are grouped by their relative cost effectiveness. How to read home gas and electric meters and how to compute the amount of energy consumed during any given period. Shoe box "house" experiment shows how energy can be saved in a real house. Energy conservation with a microcomputer. The formulas used to calculate heat transfer through walls, windows, roofs, etc. and the potential savings of insulation. Written in BASIC. Evaluate your home's energy efficiency using the techniques described here and a BASIC program written for the TRS-80 computer. The home energy balance. Primer on the many factors which influence your home heating bill and tips on steps you can take to get the most heat for your money. Making decisions on saving energy. How to calculate the economic benefit of various energy saving measures to include in your house rehab plans. How to cut home heating bills by 30%. Energy-conserving tips for your home. How to survive the energy crisis. An eight page article that suggests ways to reduce home fuel and electricity consumption and gives a list of emergency actions that should be taken if fuel is shut off and tips on how to keep warm. A two-page collection of tips from readers on ways to save energy. Forty-six ways you can save energy. Charts show no-cost measures, moderate-cost measures, and higher-cost measures. How to use infrared thermography to detect energy loss in your home. Architectural design concepts that can save home energy. How to speak energy. A glossary of some of the most frequently used energy terms. Tax update: Home energy credits. What qualifies and how to claim your credit. The handyman strikes back. Backyard inventors and innovators launch an all-out attack on the high cost of energy. A look at some new ideas in cars, heating, etc. Sure ways to hold down heating bills. A checklist of things to do. How to landscape to conserve energy. How to make and keep a fuel consumption chart. SPECIAL SECTION: HOME ENERGY. Raising comfort and lowering costs. (1) Chart of 20 ways to a more energy-efficient home. (2) Wood heating. (3) Insulation. (4) Houses designed for energy efficiency. Home insulation efficiency program is written in BASIC. Use on most computer systems. Plots graphs of energy use, degree days used, etc. A look at things you can do to make your house more energy efficient and perhaps reap a tax credit, too. Article examines the economics for retrofitting most houses with solar heating, insulation, etc. Ten tips on how to conserve energy around the home. A look at devices now available to help reduce energy consumption in the home. Items surveyed include an add-on heat pump, a solar water heater, a new foam sealant for caulking, thermal curtains, a heat reclaimer that fits in a furnace smoke stack, a radiant ceiling light for bathrooms, point-of-use hot water heaters, energy monitors, duct fans, insulated facing for interior and exterior masonry walls, magnetic-seal exterior doors, and a chimneytop damper for fireplace chimneys. 50 ways to stay warm and pay less. How I made my development house energy-efficient. Steps to be taken during the construction of a house, and afterwards, to improve energy use. May involve doing some of the work yourself, even during construction. How to plan an energy saving strategy for your home. Looks at four categories of ideas, from inexpensive to costly. Part of a special section on saving energy in your home. How to calculate your heat loss through windows and walls. The tighter house. Part 9. What to do first when undertaking to use less energy in heating or cooling your home. Home energy diagnosis. Part 1. Making a good house better. How to find the places in your home where you have to insulate, caulk, or use other strategies to bring down your energy costs. Home energy diagnosis. Part 3. A brick duplex house is used to show how periodic maintenance can cut energy bills. Home energy diagnosis. Part 4. How to audit your home. Practical suggestions for diagnosing your home's energy problems. Home energy diagnosis. Part 5. A look at some typical "surprises" you may discover during your survey. BASIC language computer program which compares the relative cost of various fuels used to heat a house. Energy products: don't get ripped off. Part 2. Heating and cooling products. How to achieve an energy-efficient old house. Some tips. New threat to old houses: technological trashing (the conspicous display of energy gadgets). The energy-efficient old house. How to make energy-related improvements to an old house. A look at hazards and misfortunes in retrofitting an old house to make it more energy efficient. How to make an energy audit of the older house, plus tips on selecting a consultant and/or a contractor to make energy-related repairs. A look at a variety of simple ways everyone can reduce their energy consumption. The 11 worst home-energy mistakes. Twenty-two energy-miser tricks that can cut your living costs. A look at the features incorporated into two new California homes. Home energy guide. 101 ways to beat high home energy costs, including heat-saving tricks that don't cost money, structural changes that will save dollars, manual zone-controls, and more. Design and location considerations when trying to build an energy-saving house. Twenty-two ways you can save energy around your house. Tips on insulating, caulking, storm windows,...etc. Tips on how the Department of Energy will assist you in funding an energy-related invention. PM's Home Energy Guide. Special section on cutting the cost of energy in your home. Home energy guide. Popular Mechanics' annual roundup of ideas for cutting down your home energy bills. 1983 home energy guide. A 40-page SPECIAL SECTION on various ways to save energy. Includes solar collectors, new furnaces, solar rooms, repairing storm windows, etc. How to spot home energy wasters. Tips from a pro on conducting your own home energy audit. Tips on reducing the amount of energy which your appliances consume. List of several books and magazines dealing with alternate energy sources. Take a look at your home's thermal efficiency. A step-by-step method for analyzing the way in which your home consumes energy. Checklist of 10 areas where improvements may save energy and qualify you for federal tax credits. How to calculate your home's energy savings accurately by using "degree-day" information. Special section: Energy and your home. The many faces of energy. Part 1. Simple experiments reveal water energy, wind energy, potential energy, and kinetic energy. The many faces of energy. Part 2. Experiments on the conservation of momentum. Fifty decorating ideas that cut fuel and electric bills. Your home and the energy crisis. Part 1. First steps in a home energy-saving program. Roundup of energy-saving devices, materials, and methods. Simple, low cost methods for saving energy. Selecting paint colors, landscaping, roof overhangs, etc. Life-cycle costing. 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