Dimensions
212 x 300 x 11mm
'Making Your Home Sustainable' is a practical and easy to follow "how to" guide for anybody who is concerned about the degradation of our natural environment and who wants to do something about reversing the trend.
Author Derek Wrigley shows the reader how simple modifications to their home can help to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and utilize and conserve renewable energies and resources rather than fossil fuels. He clearly explains how to improve the comfort of our homes, reduce costs of living, increase the selling price of our houses and leave a better world for our grandchildren to enjoy.
The book was started following several requests from visitors to the author's retrofitted house in Mawson ACT. The house has been modified in a number of ways since 1991 and now includes solar devices and designs to improve summer heat control naturally induced ventilation.
Several other devices are detailed which are not difficult to make but can change the livability of the house interior with cheerful sunshine in southern rooms, warmth in winter and cool air in summer without any need for airconditioning.
'Making Your Home Sustainable' is the first step for those who are interested in helping the environment, but don't quite know where to start. With detailed descriptions, 46 photographs and over 100 diagrams, this is the ideal practical guide for home-owners who want to save money, make their homes more comfortable and help save the planet from global warming.
