Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: Your Complete Guide to Living beyond the Grid with Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living 14th Edition is widely regarded as the 'bible' of off-grid living and is the most comprehensive resource available for anyone interested in lessening their environmental footprint and increasing their energy independence. Written by experts with decades of experience and a passion for sharing their knowledge, this book is the ultimate guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, natural and green building, off-grid living and alternative transportation. 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:
- Natural building
- Permaculture and biodynamics
- Electric and biofuel-powered vehicles
- Passive solar
- Solar water heating
- Grid-tie photovoltaic systems.
Includes maps, wiring diagrams, formulae, charts, electrical code, solar sizing worksheets and more.
Whether the reader is a layperson or a professional, novice or longtime aficionado, this book puts the latest research and information at their fingertips, everything needed to make sustainable living a reality.
Softcover.
