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Energy Efficiency Manual is Now Amazon's Top Energy Conservation Book!
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November 2000 - Who would have guessed that a 1,536-page, eight-pound book about energy conservation would become Amazon.com's "most popular" book on energy conservation? It has happened to the Energy Efficiency Manual, by Donald Wulfinghoff. In its first year, the world's first complete energy conservation handbook is being used in North and South American, Asia, Europe, and Australia. The popularity of the Energy Efficiency Manual is being created by the entire spectrum of people who are concerned with energy conservation, renewable resources, solar energy, environmental protection, architecture, construction, engineering, and financial management. Enthusiasts include homeowners, leaders of heavy industry, teachers, reviewers, professionals, and teachers. They all praise the ease of use that allows a single book to present the entire field of energy conservation, from the simplest tips to highly complex engineering changes. It's a feat that has rarely been equaled by a book on any subject. It all began with rave reviews ... Publishers Weekly, the publishing industry's voice, said it "answers just about any question that anyone - homeowner, plant manager, energy policy guru - might have about energy efficiency." PW says that the book's 400 energy conservation measures are "as practically useful as they are informative". The American Library Association's Booklist put it in their "recommended" list, citing that "it is designed to be accessible to everyone ... as well as to energy specialists and contractors". Choice, the leading review publication for colleges and universities, praises its "informal style" , "pithy comments" , its innovative Consumer Reports style of ratings, its many illustrations, and its "elaborate scheme of organization [that] helps pinpoint specific topics and probable results". Choice commends it for "all levels" of students. ForeWord, the renowned literary review, calls it "a must" and "a powerful cost-saving guide". Then, the awards started to come. In the Year 2000 Benjamin Franklin Awards, among the thousands of entries for the publishing industry. s highest honors, the Energy Efficiency Manual received honors in two categories. It is now nominated for the EPA's Climate Protection Award and other awards. Users from many backgrounds - business owners, property managers, school system energy managers, architects, engineers, industrial designers, government officials, homeowners - weighed in with enthusiastic praise. David Scott Smith, Director of the White House Environmental Technology Office, speaks for all users when he calls it "the new energy efficiency 'bible' ... VERY comprehensive ... easy to read ... extremely well organized ... really useful information for professionals and non-professionals alike ... applicable to virtually any type of facility ... residential, commercial, institutional, etc., ... it's terrific!!!" It is already being recognized as the primary reference for efficient design of buildings and plants. The U.S. General Services Administration, which calls itself "the world's largest landlord" , has given the Energy Efficiency Manual to the architects, engineers, and construction managers in every one of its thirteen regions. At this year's annual meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, the newly introduced book sold out on the second day. Students and teachers can use the book for science projects and research about the environment. Walter Scheider, winner of the Presidential Award for high school science teachers, says "I would rather graduate a physician without his Physician's Desk Reference than graduate an engineer without the Energy Efficiency Manual". The author, Donald Wulfinghoff, spent twenty years writing the book. He made that commitment when he recognized that complete, easily understandable information would be needed to defend against the greatest contemporary threats to humanity, environmental degradation and depletion of energy resources. Wulfinghoff believes that everyone will have to contribute to the solution, so he wrote the book as an easy conversation with the reader. There is no stodgy technical lingo here, even when explaining the most technical efficiency improvements. The first part of the Energy Efficiency Manual is a how-to guide to 400 logically arranged energy conservation activities. Each begins with Ratings and a Selection Scorecard that help the reader to judge the merits and difficulties of the activity. Each activity provides estimates of savings, cost, and payback period. Practical advice sections, called Traps & Tricks, warn against common pitfalls. The second part of the book explains the most important general topics of energy conservation. The Energy Efficiency Manual, ISBN 0-9657926-7-6, by Donald Wulfinghoff, is published by Energy Institute Press. Their Web site, www.ENERGYBOOKS.com, offers extensive excerpts. Order from the Web site or call toll-free 1-888-280-2665. It is also available from book wholesalers and Internet booksellers.
Nancy Lee Dashiell
Energy Institute Press
301-946-1196
books@energybooks.com
http://www.ENERGYBOOKS.com
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