Warm and Cool Homes: Building a Healthy, Comfy, Net-Zero Home You'll Want to Live in Forever

by Wes Golomb

Overview

*** VIDEO SERIES INCLUDED WITH BOOK ***

“From an authoritative source, this book provides both information and inspiration for how to make your home part of the solution to our great climate crisis. It will get you thinking — and then get you moving ahead!”

-Bill McKibben, Author of The End of Nature

If you spend more than $500 a year for utilities then this book is for you!
Follow the design and building of four Net Zero homes, learn and understand the simple principles they use to make their houses so comfortable and affordable.

About the Author:

"Wes is very enthusiastic and passionate about his work. Together, with his dedication to energy efficient building practices and his understanding of the practical obstacles builders face result in a better product for consumers in New Hampshire."
AN - NH Public Utilities Commission

"His insight into the complex issues associated with the entire energy field is an extreme asset to the task at hand. He approaches everything with a respect for the history of how the energy field has evolved and with measured reflection of the future."
TG - Lakes Region Community College

"Wes has a knack for making complex material easy for us non-science people to understand"
Student - LRCC

What Homeowners are saying about their net-zero homes:

"The most comfortable house I have ever lived in. It Is comfortable year round."
MM - Newmarket, NH

"I haven't had a sinus headache since I moved in."
RH - Canterbury, NH

"My wife used to have six asthma attacks a year. She hasn't had any in the two and a half years we've lived here."
JB - Barrington, NH

"We've spent under $1500 for utilities in the past two years and got more than $600 back from renewable energy credits."
KH - Canterbury, NH

Whether you own your own home or are thinking of building or renovating, this book and video series is packed with practical ideas for you that work.
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Product Details

BN ID:	2940165960208
Publisher:	Wes Golomb
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Wes Golomb is a long-time clean energy and climate advocate. While in college he helped organize the first Earth Day in Boston. He’s taught environmental sciences for 35 years at a local college. In the 1980’s he was trained as an energy auditor and since that time has continued to use his interest and knowledge of building science in several capacities including administering the NH Energy Codes office.

Wes has a long record of volunteer service to the State of NH and his Local Community. He has served on a variety of public and non-profit energy/environment boards including 12 years on the NH Sustainable Energy Association’s board and the State of NH Energy Efficiency/Sustainable Energy board. He is Chairman of his local energy committee, and 23-year member and past Chairman of his town’s Conservation Commission.

In 2006 Wes started the first two-year Energy Services degree Program in the Northeast. The program trained students for careers in Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy and better than a 90% graduate placement rate. Wes won awards from the New England Board of Higher Education as well as the NH State Senate for his work.

Since retiring Wes started TheEnergyGeek.org, an informational website about energy and climate related matters. His blog, Sustainability Matters has had contributions from writers all over the world. He is available (hybrid) for speaking, workshops and consulting.

In addition to energy work, Wes is an avid photographer and musician. He lives in Deerfield NH with his wife Laurie and his dogs Luke and Buster.