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Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: Your Complete Guide to Living beyond the Grid with Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living
Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook Your Complete Guide to Living beyond the Grid with Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living Author:John Schaeffer What book would you want if you were stranded on a desert island? Widely regarded as the most comprehensive resource for off-grid living available, The Solar Living Source Book might be a good choice. With over seven hundred thousand copies in print worldwide, it is the quintessential guide for anyone interested in lessening their environmental ... more »footprint or increasing their energy independence.The Solar Living Sourcebook?14th Edition is the ultimate guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, alternative construction, off-the-grid living, and alternative transportation, written by experts with decades of experience and a passion for sharing their knowledge. This fully revised and updated edition includes brand new sections on Permaculture and Urban Homesteading and completely rewritten chapters on Solar Technology, Sustainable Transportation, and Relocalization. It also boasts greatly expanded material on:Land and shelterNatural buildingBiofuelsPassive solarSolar water heatingGrid-tie photovoltaic systemsPlus maps, wiring diagrams, formulae, charts, electrical code, solar sizing worksheets, and much more.Whether you're a layperson or a professional, novice or longtime aficionado, the Sourcebook puts the latest research and information at your fingertips?everything you need to know to make sustainable living a realityJohn Schaeffer is the president and founder of Real Goods?the foremost global source for tools and information on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living. Since 1978, through Real Goods, he has pioneered solar technology in North America, providing over one hundred megawatts of solar power and helping to solarize over fifteen thousand homes.« less