Home Energy magazine Contents,July/August 1997
 
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Home Energy magazine

Volume 14, No. 4
July/August 1997


Departments 

Editorial
Energy Conservation:
A Great Investment Again

Letters

Field Notes
Weatherization Program
Rallies in Virginia

Conservation Clips


 



Trends

Multifamily Research
Gets in Hot Water

Ventilation Facts and Fallacies
in Manufactured Homes

Rock-Solid Insulation

Pulling the Plug
on Leaking Electricity

Hot Water in the Hereafter

Quality and Performance
at Affordable Comfort

Sustainable Energy
Appeals to Insurers

 

Feature Articles

Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
for the Home

by Steven Bodzin

Heat pumps dedicated to water heating can be cost-effective for single-family homes. Recent advances have also helped make them find a niche in hot and cold climates. 

Safe, Sound and Energy Saving:
Building Homes
With Habitat for Humanity

by Linda Wigington

Habitat for Humanity is working to provide housing that is priced within reach of low-income buyers, that is safe and durable, and that has reasonable energy and maintenance costs.

House Plans Maximize 
Performance Per Dollar

Habitit's Environmental Initiative

Dampers, Reclaimers, and Pumps--
Oh My!

by Doug Johnson and Edward Wyatt

Can a few add-on components to your water heating system help you save energy and water?

Energy Conservation
in Cohousing Communities

by Nancy Hurrelbrinck

Cohousing communities are neighborhoods designed and managed by residents seeking a cooperative living arrangement. These developments can help foster community, save money, and reduce environmental impacts--including residential energy use.


On the cover: Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Hungary raise a wall. Courtesy of Joseph Matthews.


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