Energy Efficient Home: A Complete Guide Book

The Home Energy Diet is a book that is filled with interesting and useful information about how to most effectively use your resources to make your home more energy efficient. Paul Sheckel is an energy auditor living in Vermont who lives in an off the grid house that has all the trappings of a standard American home: Fridge, washer, dryer, TV, central heat. So he certainly has all the credentials to write a book on the subject.

Every section can be read on it's own as a question might arise. "Hmm, my heater seems like it might need to be replaced." Or, "Why do we keep running out of hot water?" can be answered by going to the relevant section and just reading it, but the whole book is filled with useful information. Return on Investment is a big deal in here, and so are the fabled negawatts (electricity that isn't used).

This book is one of those that you just have to get through. It's about making your home more energy efficient. There's a lot of math that you can do which he explains throughout the book in math boxes for people who want to avoid it. You'll be better off having read the book than if you just follow someone else's advice about how you should spend your money on such large investments.