Selected Reading
Recommended Weatherization Manuals and Instruction Booklets
Nielsen, Sally E., ed. Insulating the Old House. Portland, Maine: Greater
Portland Landmarks, Inc., 1977. Available from Greater Portland Landmarks,
Inc., 165 State Street, Portland, Maine.
Making the Most of Your Energy Dollars in Home Heating and Cooling.
Washington, D.C.: 1975. National Bureau of Standards, Consumer Information
Series 8. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Stock Number C13.53:8.
In the Bank...or Up the Chimney. Washington, D.C.: April 1975. Available
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Stock Number 023000002973 .
Other Suggested Readings
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers,
Inc. ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. New York: ASHRAE, 1972.
"Energy Conservation and Historic Preservation," supplement
to 11593, Vol. 2, No. 3. Washington, D.C.: Office of Archeology and Historic
Preservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, June 1977.
General Services Administration. Energy Conservation Guidelines for
Existing Office Buildings. Washington, D.C.: General Services Administration,
February 1977.
"The Overselling of Insulation." Consumer Reports, February
1978, pp. 6773.
Petersen, Stephen R. Retrofitting Existing Housing for Energy Conservation:
An Economic Analysis, Building Science Series 64. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Government Printing Office, December 1974.
Rossiter, Walter J., et al. UreaFormaldehyde Based Foam Insulations:
An Assessment of Their Properties and Performance. National Bureau of Standards,
Technical Note 946. Washington, D.C.: July 1977.
Smith, Baird M. "National Benefits of Rehabilitating Existing Buildings,"
supplement to 11593, vol. 2, No. 5. Washington, D.C.: Office of Archeology
and Historic Preservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, October 1977.
Thermal Transmission Corrections for Dynamic Conditions--M Factor. Brick
Institute of America, Technical Notes on Brick Construction, 4 B, pp. 1-8.
McLean, Virginia: March/April 1977.