How to Build the Perfect Off-Grid Home: Let The Sun Rain Down On Your Solar - Couverture souple

Spanfelner, Roxyann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1644382490 ISBN 13 : 9781644382493

Editeur : Abuzz Press, 2018

Synopsis

Determine whether it is better for you to go gridless or modify your energy grid-based system

Design a floor plan utilizing the best passive and active energy options including deep porch overhangs for cooling

Find the right contractors to oversee the project and set up a contract

Select the right building materials, appliances, and lighting to maximize energy savings

Assess the pros and cons of wind and solar energy alternative-power systems including generator options

Create and operate your own "private utility company" for power generation, waste disposal and water collection for use with fire hydrants coupled to a 3000 gallon water storage tank and booster pump system that also irrigates orchard and provides backup water storage

Set up a maintenance schedule for your system including how to equalize the batteries

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Spanfelner and husband Gary live on their off-grid cattle ranch with Greta, their Belgian Shepard, joining about a million others across America. Maybe you should too! If you're on the fence, this book will have you leaping over it into "greener pastures" -reaping the rewards of total self-sufficiency.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abuzz Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1644382490
• ISBN 13: 9781644382493
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible