住宅节能环保的外文文献翻译.doc

PAGE PAGE 12 Residential Energy Savings Step by Step SANDSTROM.G, GUSTAVSSON.S 1INTRODUCTION All too many homeowner-level guides to building technology are written by authors who have little more than a homeowner-level of understanding themselves. No one can make that complaint about Bruce Harley’s excellent Cut Your Energy Bills Now: 150 Smart Ways to Save Money Make Your Home More Comfortable Green (see Figure 9). As an engineer and well-known energy expert, Harley knows his way around a blower door. Equally important, he writes clearly and well, and doesn’t try to do too much: at 122 pages long, the richly photographed and illustrated book is short enough that one can actually imagine a motivated homeowner sitting down and reading the entire thing from cover to cover, rather than simply flipping through before running amok with a caulking gun. 2A Systems Approach With the perspective of long experience, Harley starts by describing the systematic approach through which he will guide the reader. “Before we start looking at the projects themselves, we’ll talk about the house as a series of systems, and the ways these systems use energy,” he writes. “Understanding your energy use will help you create a strategy that works for you and will help you capitalize on opportunities to reduce costs or leverage benefits whenever you are doing other remodeling work on your house. I’ll provide an overview of environmental impact and health and safety concerns right in your home. Then I’ll show you how to get outside help when you need it: financial help, technical help, and contractor help. This will help you plan ahead so you can get the maximum benefit from these steps and projects at a minimum of cost and effort.” The heads of the seven chapters that follow pretty much sum up the range of possibilities for residential energy savings: Lighting and Plug-ins; Big Appliances; Hot Water; Heating and Cooling; Your Leaky House; Insulation; and Windows and Doors. A particular