Geothermal HVAC
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071746102 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Very Disappointed sarayale Note: make sure to read the comments to my review which confirm my review.I am a homeowner building a new home that will have a geothermal hvac system. I was excited to see a whole book dedicated to geothermal, and figured it would supplement my knowledge and give me some detailed information I am lacking.This book was such a disappointment that I am returning it,especially because it is expensive. I found myself frustrated at every turn, as the author mentions something important and then goes on to say, consult your geothermal engineer, or that i. Well written book on the subject The book is well written and informative, but not overly technical. It is targeted at people that are looking for enough information to be able to talk intelligently with their geothermal contactor. I was looking for a book to help with the designing of a DIY geothermal system, so this book wasn't technical enough for what I was looking for.. CHRIS Raynor said Geothermal Heating for an Investment? Big time!. I started out by doing an evaluation of whether my money would be better spent in an investment vehicle or an energy efficiency measure. I bought books on solar, wind, fuel cells, green homes, and geothermal. Take it from a real serious investorgeothermal heating is the place I put some serious money. I can now say I'm green in the environment and with my investments. The trick is to make certain you get involved with the right company. So many don't know what they're doing. This book taught me everything I needed to know to talk the talk of geothe
Geothermal HVAC: Green Heating and Cooling reviews the array of choices currently available, offers market values for systems based on varying options and conditions, and describes how to pair the best systems for each application and budget. Find out how to:Learn the basic types of heat transfer--convection, conduction, and radiation Understand how geothermal earth-coupled heat pumps work Determine which ground loops to use for earth coupling to best meet the demands of the site Use load sharing to channel the heat differential of one device into useful energy for another Calculate system efficiencies and heat gain and loss Understand geothermal project proposals and system pricing Benefit from incentives, tax credits, and rebates for geothermal HVAC systems Calculate your long-term return on investment Verify that your installed system is working as intended Troubleshoot your system and avoid common problems. Whether you're a contractor or a consumer, you'll find out what you need to know to implement a geothermal HVAC system in
Jay Egg is a certified geothermal designer and founder of Egg Systems, an HVAC services company focused on geothermal technology. . He is a sought-after expert on geothermal HVAC, and his team has written hundreds of web articles on the topic. Brian is the coauthor of The Whole Green Catalog (Rodale Press 2009) and Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth (Penguin, 2005). He writes an
He is a sought-after expert on geothermal HVAC, and his team has written hundreds of web articles on the topic. Brian Clark Howard is a Web editor with the Daily Green, a division of Hearst Digital Media. Brian is the coauthor of The Whole Green Catalog (Rodale Press 2009) and Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth (Penguin, 2005). . About the AuthorJay Egg is a certified geothermal designer and founder of Egg Systems, an HVAC services company focused on geothermal technology. He writes and edits articles and blogs on earth-friendly topics, and is syndicated on Yahoo!, MSN, Huffington Post, O (The Oprah Magazine), and others