Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America's total energy use, and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save money, time and effort while making their landscapes more environmentally healthy, ecologically rich and energy efficient.
Combining general guidelines with tips, techniques and actions, this fully illustrated guide explains the many opportunities our landscapes provide for conserving energy. Readers will learn how to:
Combining general guidelines with tips, techniques and actions, this fully illustrated guide explains the many opportunities our landscapes provide for conserving energy. Readers will learn how to:
- lower a home's heating and cooling costs
- minimize fuel used in landscape construction, maintenance and everyday use
- choose landscape products and materials with lower embedded energy costs
- make a positive difference without a major investment or change in lifestyle.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 712/.6
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780865716537 9781550924435
- LCCN
- SB475.9.E53
- LCCN Item number
- R44 2010eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 293 p.)
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00226697 (OCoLC)752278150 (CaOOCEL)436524
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Advance Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 10
- Introduction 12
- Section One: Arranging the Landscape to Help Cool a House in Summer 16
- Chapter 1: The Sun and the Wind 18
- Chapter 2: Shading the House 32
- Chapter 3: Cooling the Air Around the House 46
- Chapter 4: Cooling the Ground Near the House 54
- Section Two: Arranging the Landscape to Help Warm a House in Winter 64
- Chapter 5: Taking Advantage of the Sun’s Heat 66
- Chapter 6: Reducing the Chilling Effect of Winter Winds 74
- Section Three: Designing the Realm of Plants 84
- Chapter 7: Creating Healthy Working Ecosystems 86
- Chapter 8: Reducing (or Eliminating) Lawn 100
- Chapter 9: Using Water Efficiently 110
- Section Four: Designing the Whole Property 122
- Chapter 10: Fitting the Landscape to the Land 124
- Chapter 11: Designing the Car Zone 130
- Chapter 12: Making the Most of Every Element 142
- Chapter 13: Situating New Homes with Energy in Mind 150
- Section Five: Construction and Care 158
- Chapter 14: Installing and Maintaining Planted Areas 160
- Chapter 15: Building Structures in the Landscape 190
- Chapter 16: Constructing New Homesites 208
- Section Six: Generating Energy in Your Landscape 222
- Chapter 17: Making Electricity from Sunlight 228
- Chapter 18: Generating Electricity from the Wind 234
- Chapter 19: Harnessing the Energy of Flowing Water 240
- Chapter 20: Capturing the Warmth of the Ground 246
- Section Seven: Lights in the Landscape 250
- Chapter 21: Lighting with Energy in Mind 252
- Conclusion 264
- Appendix A: Details and Calculations 268
- Appendix B: Plant Lists 276
- Appendix C: Resources 284
- Endnotes 288
- Bibliography 292
- Index 296
- About the Author 304
