With rising energy costs, homeowners are beginning to examine the energy efficiency of their own homes, asking
questions about where energy comes from and how much it costs, how to choose new appliances and what options exist
for renewable energy.
The Home Energy Diet answers all these questions and more while helping readers take control of their personal
energy use and costs so they can save money, live more comfortably and help the environment. Energy auditor Paul
Scheckel first explores energy literacy, and then describes how your home uses-and loses-energy you pay for via:
Electricity
Hot water
Heating and air conditioning
Windows, walls and insulation
The Home Energy Diet involves readers in learning about their own homes by: measuring, metering, investigating
and considering habits related to household energy use; learning how to quantify energy consumption and cost and
making informed decisions about cost-effective improvements and upgrades. The book explores the misunderstood concept
of efficiency versus cost by comparing fuel costs and equipment choices, including the possibility of using renewable
energy for meeting home energy needs. This authoritative guide makes efficiency fun through personal anecdotes
and humorous "tales-from-the-basement" energy misadventures.
Since energy efficiency is an investment that offers returns greater than Wall Street, readers can earn several
hundred dollars every year just by following the advice in this book. As a bonus, many of the energy-saving strategies
described can make for improved indoor air quality and healthier, more comfortablehomes.
Paul Scheckel is an energy auditor who has visited thousands of homes, educating people about energy efficiency,
cost-effective improvements and indoor air quality. With a passion for efficiency and renewables, he walks the
talk by living in a solar-powered house and driving a car powered by vegetable oil in his home state of Vermont.