Books & Videos
The Fuel Savers
Complete kit of solar ideas. Analyzes the different solar energy ideas you can use in your living area. Recommends many inexpensive and easy-to-do energy saving techniques. A great step-by-step guide for improving the solar potential of your home and reducing the need for fossil fuels.
Solar 2 CD-ROM (Issues 1 through 42)
"Solar 2", produced by Home Power Magazine (HP), is about Solar Energy and how to capture and use it for home, village, recreational, and business use. Renewable energy is experiencing increasing popularity as people discover this enabling technology and apply it here in the U.S. and abroad. The CD contains the largest body of knowledge about practical applications of solar power; the first 42 issues/3900+ pages of HP magazine. This on CD-ROM offers an easy to navigate, searchable front-end to the information at an attractive price. It also saves over 15 lbs of paper with the associated printing and distribution impacts.
Solar 3 CD-ROM (Issues 43 through 60)
"The Passive Solar House" Book
Passive Solar House BasicsGreat info for siting, designing, building—even living in—a passive solar house. Great diagrams and floor plans make the described principles easy to understand and apply. By Peter van Dresser who in 1958 built one of the two oldest solar heated houses in the US. 1995. 136 pages.Adobe: Build It YourselfFrom planning to countertops, comprehensive information about every step in adobe home building. McHenry, 1985, 158 pages.The Passive Solar HouseFull of valuable, constructive advice with a comprehensive look at the ten key principles of solar design. Useful for any architectural style or building method. Detailed work sheets and clear drawings. ©1997, 211 pages.Adobe and Rammed Earth Building: Design & ConstructionExpanded sequel to Adobe: Build It Yourself. Numerous diagrams and photographs, in-depth design considerations, detailed information on building codes—essential book for anyone serious about building with adobe. Like having a pro by your side! McHenry, 1984, 217 pages.
Consumer Guide to Solar Energy: Easy and Inexpensive Applications for Solar Energy
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