Colin Smith is a UK-based associate lecturer for both the Manchester Metropolitan University and the Open University, where he teaches courses related to consumer issues and the environment. He has recently retired and now enjoys writing for a wider audience.

• PrefacePrologue: Feeling Your Way1. Feeling Good: The Science of Comfort2. Save a Dollar, Save the Earth: Effective Insulation3. Wrapping Up Warm: Insulating Your Home4. Oil or Gas or Electric or . . .: Fuel Choice and Heating Costs5. Flickering Flames: The Science of Fires and Fireplaces6. Pumping the Heat, Cooling the Air7. The Human Touch: Managing the System8. The Crystal Ball: A Look at the FutureEpilogue: From Whence We CameAppendix: Conversion FactorsGlossaryFurther ReadingIndex

A unique resource recommended for comprehensive energy collections. Library Journal 2007 Smith... has a wonderful way with words, and his storytelling is superb. This guy sure knows how to hang an analogy on a scientific principle to make it delightfully understandable. -- Dan Holohan www.heatinghelp.com 2007 An entertaining read despite the seriousness of the subject. Physics World 2007 Packs in important insights and is a pick for any general interest lending library catering to homeowners and those concerned with energy savings and the environment. Midwest Book Review 2007

Colin Smith is a UK-based associate lecturer for both the Manchester Metropolitan University and the Open University, where he teaches courses related to consumer issues and the environment. He has recently retired and now enjoys writing for a wider audience.

• PrefacePrologue: Feeling Your Way1. Feeling Good: The Science of Comfort2. Save a Dollar, Save the Earth: Effective Insulation3. Wrapping Up Warm: Insulating Your Home4. Oil or Gas or Electric or . . .: Fuel Choice and Heating Costs5. Flickering Flames: The Science of Fires and Fireplaces6. Pumping the Heat, Cooling the Air7. The Human Touch: Managing the System8. The Crystal Ball: A Look at the FutureEpilogue: From Whence We CameAppendix: Conversion FactorsGlossaryFurther ReadingIndex

A unique resource recommended for comprehensive energy collections. Library Journal 2007 Smith... has a wonderful way with words, and his storytelling is superb. This guy sure knows how to hang an analogy on a scientific principle to make it delightfully understandable. -- Dan Holohan www.heatinghelp.com 2007 An entertaining read despite the seriousness of the subject. Physics World 2007 Packs in important insights and is a pick for any general interest lending library catering to homeowners and those concerned with energy savings and the environment. Midwest Book Review 2007

Colin Smith is a UK-based associate lecturer for both the Manchester Metropolitan University and the Open University, where he teaches courses related to consumer issues and the environment. He has recently retired and now enjoys writing for a wider audience.

• PrefacePrologue: Feeling Your Way1. Feeling Good: The Science of Comfort2. Save a Dollar, Save the Earth: Effective Insulation3. Wrapping Up Warm: Insulating Your Home4. Oil or Gas or Electric or . . .: Fuel Choice and Heating Costs5. Flickering Flames: The Science of Fires and Fireplaces6. Pumping the Heat, Cooling the Air7. The Human Touch: Managing the System8. The Crystal Ball: A Look at the FutureEpilogue: From Whence We CameAppendix: Conversion FactorsGlossaryFurther ReadingIndex

A unique resource recommended for comprehensive energy collections. Library Journal 2007 Smith... has a wonderful way with words, and his storytelling is superb. This guy sure knows how to hang an analogy on a scientific principle to make it delightfully understandable. -- Dan Holohan www.heatinghelp.com 2007 An entertaining read despite the seriousness of the subject. Physics World 2007 Packs in important insights and is a pick for any general interest lending library catering to homeowners and those concerned with energy savings and the environment. Midwest Book Review 2007