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4 books on Energy Saving [PDF]
January 12, 2025 | 25 |
These books are covering energy-efficient building design, renewable energy solutions, behavioral changes for energy conservation, smart home technologies, energy auditing techniques, sustainable transportation options and government policies for energy efficiency.
1. Handbook of Research on Energy-Saving Technologies for Environmentally-Friendly Agricultural Development
2019 by Kharchenko, Valeriy, Vasant, Pandian
"The Handbook of Research on Energy-Saving Technologies for Environmentally-Friendly Agricultural Development is, at its core, a deeply earnest attempt to wrestle with the age-old question of how humanity can grow enough carrots and cabbages to feed a ballooning global population without inadvertently frying the planet. Somewhere between its pages lurks the answer to why our current agricultural practices seem to guzzle energy like an intergalactic star cruiser at an all-you-can-fuel buffet and how we might convince them to behave a little more sensibly. With a dizzying array of topics—from renewable energy innovations that sound suspiciously like science fiction, to climate change strategies that could make a Vogon cry—this tome serves as a guidebook for everyone from green-thumbed idealists to techno-savvy farmers, climate warriors and possibly that one engineer who insists on discussing tractor efficiency at parties. In short, it’s the book for anyone who’s ever looked at a field of crops and thought, ‘Surely, we can do this better?’"
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2. Water & Wastewater Infrastructure: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
2013 by Frank R. Spellman
In a universe where water is both the elixir of life and a bureaucratic nightmare, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability emerges as the hitchhiker’s guide to not drowning in inefficiency. Frank R. Spellman takes readers on a whirlwind tour of humanity's most peculiar obsession: treating, cleaning and piping water in a manner that doesn’t completely obliterate the planet—or our wallets. With a charming blend of practicality and forewarning, the book tackles the tangled web of skyrocketing fuel prices, ever-multiplying humans and the increasingly eccentric dance of energy demands. Packed with insights sharper than a Vogon constructor fleet’s trajectory, this book doesn’t just ask how we’ll keep our water clean but wonders, with a wink, whether we might just keep the universe intact while doing so.
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3. Energy-Saving Tips For Dummies
2012 by Michael Grosvenor
If you’ve ever gazed at your electricity bill and wondered if the numbers were part of some ancient cosmic joke, Energy-Saving Tips For Dummies is here to assure you it’s not—though it’s certainly trying its best to be funny. This delightfully practical guide takes you on a whirlwind tour of how to stop leaking energy like a sieve, from banishing energy-guzzling appliances in your kitchen to turning your car into something slightly less voracious than a black hole on wheels. Along the way, you’ll discover the joys of eco-friendly lightbulbs, the subtle art of thermostat diplomacy and the mysterious allure of public transportation (spoiler: it involves sitting next to strangers). With a planet to save and your bank account to rescue, this book transforms the dull grind of sustainability into something just shy of a galactic adventure—minus the Vogons.
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4. Energy-Efficient Building Systems: Green Strategies for Operation and Maintenance
2006 by Lal Jayamaha
If Marvin the Paranoid Android were tasked with explaining building systems to a disillusioned interstellar bureaucrat, he might stumble across Energy-Efficient Building Systems: Green Strategies for Operation and Maintenance. It’s a guide, apparently, for property managers who aren’t yet resigned to the futility of existence and still believe they can wrestle their buildings into behaving in a vaguely efficient manner. The book—blissfully unaware of the existential dread lurking in every fluorescent bulb—delivers practical advice on wrangling HVAC systems, lighting and automation into some semblance of energy-conscious harmony. Peppered with cheerfully optimistic examples of green projects (as if success were anything but a statistical fluke), it promises insights into audits, energy management and how to make systems “better,” whatever that means. For those who think saving the planet one boiler at a time is possible, it’s either a comforting companion or an elaborate exercise in wishful thinking.
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1. Handbook of Research on Energy-Saving Technologies for Environmentally-Friendly Agricultural Development
2019 by Kharchenko, Valeriy, Vasant, Pandian
"The Handbook of Research on Energy-Saving Technologies for Environmentally-Friendly Agricultural Development is, at its core, a deeply earnest attempt to wrestle with the age-old question of how humanity can grow enough carrots and cabbages to feed a ballooning global population without inadvertently frying the planet. Somewhere between its pages lurks the answer to why our current agricultural practices seem to guzzle energy like an intergalactic star cruiser at an all-you-can-fuel buffet and how we might convince them to behave a little more sensibly. With a dizzying array of topics—from renewable energy innovations that sound suspiciously like science fiction, to climate change strategies that could make a Vogon cry—this tome serves as a guidebook for everyone from green-thumbed idealists to techno-savvy farmers, climate warriors and possibly that one engineer who insists on discussing tractor efficiency at parties. In short, it’s the book for anyone who’s ever looked at a field of crops and thought, ‘Surely, we can do this better?’"
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2. Water & Wastewater Infrastructure: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
2013 by Frank R. Spellman
In a universe where water is both the elixir of life and a bureaucratic nightmare, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure: Energy Efficiency and Sustainability emerges as the hitchhiker’s guide to not drowning in inefficiency. Frank R. Spellman takes readers on a whirlwind tour of humanity's most peculiar obsession: treating, cleaning and piping water in a manner that doesn’t completely obliterate the planet—or our wallets. With a charming blend of practicality and forewarning, the book tackles the tangled web of skyrocketing fuel prices, ever-multiplying humans and the increasingly eccentric dance of energy demands. Packed with insights sharper than a Vogon constructor fleet’s trajectory, this book doesn’t just ask how we’ll keep our water clean but wonders, with a wink, whether we might just keep the universe intact while doing so.
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3. Energy-Saving Tips For Dummies
2012 by Michael Grosvenor
If you’ve ever gazed at your electricity bill and wondered if the numbers were part of some ancient cosmic joke, Energy-Saving Tips For Dummies is here to assure you it’s not—though it’s certainly trying its best to be funny. This delightfully practical guide takes you on a whirlwind tour of how to stop leaking energy like a sieve, from banishing energy-guzzling appliances in your kitchen to turning your car into something slightly less voracious than a black hole on wheels. Along the way, you’ll discover the joys of eco-friendly lightbulbs, the subtle art of thermostat diplomacy and the mysterious allure of public transportation (spoiler: it involves sitting next to strangers). With a planet to save and your bank account to rescue, this book transforms the dull grind of sustainability into something just shy of a galactic adventure—minus the Vogons.
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4. Energy-Efficient Building Systems: Green Strategies for Operation and Maintenance
2006 by Lal Jayamaha
If Marvin the Paranoid Android were tasked with explaining building systems to a disillusioned interstellar bureaucrat, he might stumble across Energy-Efficient Building Systems: Green Strategies for Operation and Maintenance. It’s a guide, apparently, for property managers who aren’t yet resigned to the futility of existence and still believe they can wrestle their buildings into behaving in a vaguely efficient manner. The book—blissfully unaware of the existential dread lurking in every fluorescent bulb—delivers practical advice on wrangling HVAC systems, lighting and automation into some semblance of energy-conscious harmony. Peppered with cheerfully optimistic examples of green projects (as if success were anything but a statistical fluke), it promises insights into audits, energy management and how to make systems “better,” whatever that means. For those who think saving the planet one boiler at a time is possible, it’s either a comforting companion or an elaborate exercise in wishful thinking.
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