The Resilience Home

The practical guide to living well, using less energy, and being prepared for anything.

Energy costs have risen permanently. Households across Europe, North America, and Australia are paying significantly more than they were three years ago - and the structural forces driving those costs show no sign of reversing. This book was written for that reality.

The Resilience Home is a compact, authoritative guide to reducing your energy consumption, preparing for power cuts, and future-proofing your home - without significant capital investment. Eight chapters cover every area of the home, from heating and hot water to lighting, insulation, solar, and the blackout.

Also includes: a complete Blackout chapter covering how to measure and monitor without power, what every home needs before a power cut, and a full medical household guide. A Ten Most Common Energy Mistakes section. A Renters Quick Reference. A Your Home in Numbers benchmark page. A complete Resilience Audit checklist. A Seasonal Energy Guide. A full bibliography of 17 verified sources.

Written for renters as well as owners. Written for people with no capital to invest as well as those who can. The cheapest and most durable energy-saving technology in existence is knowing what you are doing.

8 chapters · 113 pages · International edition · Savings calculated in kWh · Works in any country · Full bibliography included