The Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook

Author : John Schaeffer
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781550925791

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Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by John Schaeffer Pdf

What book would you want if you were stranded on a desert island? Widely regarded as the 'bible' of off-grid living, The Solar Living Sourcebook might be your best choice. With over 600,000 copies in print worldwide, it is the most comprehensive resource available for anyone interested in lessening their environmental footprint and increasing their energy independence. The Solar Living Sourcebook-14th Edition is the ultimate guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, natural and green building, off-grid living and alternative transportation, written by experts with decades of experience and a passion for sharing their knowledge. This fully revised and updated edition includes brand new sections on permaculture and urban homesteading, and completely rewritten chapters on solar technology, sustainable transportation and relocalization. It also boasts greatly expanded material on: Natural Building Permaculture and biodynamics Electric and biofuel-powered vehicles Passive solar Solar water heating Grid-tie photovoltaic systems -- plus maps, wiring diagrams, formulae, charts, electrical code, solar sizing worksheets and much more. Whether you're a layperson or a professional, novice or longtime aficionado, the Sourcebook puts the latest research and information at your fingertips-everything you need to know to make sustainable living a reality.

Author : Doug Pratt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : OCLC:1345652973

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The Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by Doug Pratt Pdf

A resource guide for people who want to use sustainable, clean, local sources of power, providing lists of books and tools, and offering directions and hints for committing to an independent lifestyle.

Author : John Schaeffer
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 0930031822

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The Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by John Schaeffer Pdf

Covers power, conservation, and gear.

Author : John Schaeffer
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780865717848

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Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by John Schaeffer Pdf

The essential guide to energy independence – fully revised and updated

Author : Real Goods Trading Corporation
Publisher : Real Goods Trading Corporation
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0930031687

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The Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by Real Goods Trading Corporation Pdf

Covers power, conservation, and gear.

Author : Ianto Evans,Linda Smiley,Michael G. Smith,Michael Smith
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781890132347

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The Hand-sculpted House by Ianto Evans,Linda Smiley,Michael G. Smith,Michael Smith Pdf

Cob, a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay, and sand, has been used for centuries, in virtually all parts of the world, to create homes ranging from mud huts in Africa to lavish adobe haciendas in Latin America. This practical and inspiring hands-on guide teaches anyone to build a cob dwelling.

Author : John Schaeffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : CORNELL:31924073981643

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The Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by John Schaeffer Pdf

Covers power, conservation, and gear.

Author : John Schaeffer,Doug Pratt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : House & Home
ISBN : UOM:39015042258387

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Gaiam Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by John Schaeffer,Doug Pratt Pdf

Covers power, conservation, and gear.

Author : Leandre Poisson,Gretchen Vogel Poisson
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781603581233

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Solar Gardening by Leandre Poisson,Gretchen Vogel Poisson Pdf

Solar Gardening shows how to increase efforts of the sun during the coldest months of the year and how to protect tender plants from the intensity of the scorching sun during the hottest months through the use of solar "mini-greenhouses." The book includes instructions for building a variety of solar appliances plus descriptions of more than 90 different crops, with charts showing when to plant and harvest each. The result is a year-round harvest even from a small garden. In Solar Gardening the Poissons show you how to: Dramatically increase the annual square-foot yield of your garden. Extend the growing and harvest season for nearly every kind of vegetable. Select crops that will thrive in the coldest and hottest months of the year, without artificial heating or cooling systems. Build solar appliances for your own garden. Armed with nothing but this book and a few simple tools, even novice gardeners can quickly learn to extend their growing season and increase their yields, without increasing the size of their garden plot.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Commercial catalogs
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094722513

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Real Goods News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark R. Daniels
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313073960

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Creating Sustainable Community Programs by Mark R. Daniels Pdf

Public opinion polls consistently reveal the lack of confidence, disillusionment, and mistrust that citizens feel toward government. Daniels and his contributors believe that the relationship between citizens and their governments can be changed by facilitating greater citizen collaboration with government, particularly through local sustainable programs. As the case studies show, often sustainable community programs are created through grassroots movements that are initiated and managed by citizens themselves, bringing them in contact with their local elected and appointed officials. Unlike traditional programs that are administered by local officials on behalf of their citizens, once sustainable community programs are created, citizens administer their own programs in collaboration with local officials. The case studies look at a variety of sustainable programs, primarily in the United States, that help to deal with issues such as recycling, transportation, microcredit, site redevelopment, pollution, health care, and hunger. Creating Sustainable Community Programs is the first book on sustainable programs that is intended for an audience of public administration scholars, researchers, and students as well as practitioners who are searching for ways to change the relationship between citizens and their governments.

Author : Matthew R. Stein,Matthew Stein
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781933392455

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When Technology Fails by Matthew R. Stein,Matthew Stein Pdf

There's never been a better time to "be prepared." Matthew Stein's comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills--from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills--prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live "green" in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe. When Technology Fails covers the gamut. You'll learn how to start a fire and keep warm if you've been left temporarily homeless, as well as the basics of installing a renewable energy system for your home or business. You'll learn how to find and sterilize water in the face of utility failure, as well as practical information for dealing with water-quality issues even when the public tap water is still flowing. You'll learn alternative techniques for healing equally suited to an era of profit-driven malpractice as to situations of social calamity. Each chapter (a survey of the risks to the status quo; supplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies; emergency measures for survival; water; food; shelter; clothing; first aid, low-tech medicine, and healing; energy, heat, and power; metalworking; utensils and storage; low-tech chemistry; and engineering, machines, and materials) offers the same approach, describing skills for self-reliance in good times and bad. Fully revised and expanded--the first edition was written pre-9/11 and pre-Katrina, when few Americans took the risk of social disruption seriously--When Technology Fails ends on a positive, proactive note with a new chapter on "Making the Shift to Sustainability," which offers practical suggestions for changing our world on personal, community and global levels.

Author : Sam Clark
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0930031857

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The Real Goods Independent Builder by Sam Clark Pdf

Presents building techniques, explains design principles, and discusses the planning process.

Author : Alternative Energy Institute,Kimberly K. Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Renewable energy sources
ISBN : 9780595339297

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Powering Our Future by Alternative Energy Institute,Kimberly K. Smith Pdf

With nearly all of the world's energy consumption dependent on non-renewable resources, Powering Our Future challenges consumers to support changes that will create sustainable energy in the future. The four biggest energy sources--oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium--currently power our earth. What would happen to our society if we experienced severe shortages of one or more of these resources? Such a glimpse into the future may become reality sooner than we think. Oil production is soon expected to begin a rapid descent, with natural gas in close pursuit. Powering Our Future is an educational tool that opens the door to a future fueled by sustainable, renewable energy. Consumers will learn: - How our world has become dependent on four nonrenewable resources. - How each resource impacts us politically, economically, and environmentally. - How renewable resources such as hydrogen, fuel cells, wind power, solar energy, hydropower, and more are waiting in the wings. - How the transition to renewable resources will take place, offering economically stable and environmentally safe choices. Powering Our Future is a solution-oriented guide that will empower you to make more informed choices as a voter, a contributor to a global economy, and a citizen of the earth.

Author : John Schaeffer
Publisher : Green Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020161019

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A Place in the Sun by John Schaeffer Pdf

The Real Goods Solar Living Center, which opened in Hopland, California, in June 1996, embodies the building materials, landscaping techniques, renewable energy technologies, and human design processes that future generations will take for granted. Its massive earth-covered walls built of straw bales, whimsical "living structures," an automobile graveyard where trees "drive-through" cars (for a change), and the nation's largest solar calendar, have already surprised and delighted many thousands of visitors.