Seth Leitman (The Green Living Guy) is the Author of , Build Your Own Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Solar Energy DeMystified, Green Lighting and Series Editor to McGraw-Hill on The Green Guru Guides.  These guides focus on implementing environmentally friendly technologies and making them work for you.

Seth worked for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on marketing and managing alternative-fueled vehicle (AFV) and electric vehicle (EV) programs throughout the State of New York.  At NYSERDA, Leitman was the Project Manager for the Clean Fuel Bus Program that funded over $100 million to the incremental cost of alternative fueled vehicle buses. Seth also learned about green buildings and indoor air quality in schools and how it children and asthma rates; having an indirect impact on environmental justice. Then Leitman knew: school buses and the school own energy consumption affect the bottom line, indoor air quality for the students and pollution from power plants.

Recently, Leitman was interviewed for Take Part, a web site that offers “in-depth, unbiased information to a diverse audience in a way that lets people learn, form opinions, reach out to others and take actions that have real impact in the world.” To read the author interview, please click Here.

Check out all of Seth Leitman’s books in the Green Guru Guides and Build Your Own Electric Vehicle:-

Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits

Authors: Findley, David
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-163639-1
ISBN-10: 0071636390
©2010 | 1st Edition | 240 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: F ebruary 2010
Price: US$ 19.95

Reduce your utility bill and your carbon footprint

This hands-on guide shows you how to access your home’s energy efficiency, and offers 140 energy- and money-saving solutions you can use right away. Inside, you’ll find simple, no- and low-cost measures to identify problems and increase your home’s livability and efficiency–as well as your expendable income–each and every year.

Whether you’re moving into a brand new home, buying an existing property, or improving your current residence, you’ll find the practical tips and step-by-step projects inside Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits will dramatically reduce your energy usage and boost your savings in no time.

Discover how to:

• Implement immediate no- and low-cost improvements for lighting, heating, electricity, insulation, water use, and more
• Identify and modify the most costly appliances in your home
• Reduce carbon emissions
• Develop a personal energy plan
• Determine how and when to contract your green renovation
• Understand ratings, standards, and conversions
• Fund your green home improvement projects and take advantage of grants, rebates, and tax incentives

About the Author

David S. Findley (South Huntington, NY) is an Assistant Professor at Farmingdale State College. He is also the owner of Synergy New Technology, a not-for-profit organization that develops and sells green technology, provides global solutions with the development of partnerships with government, corporations, education, venture capitalists, and individuals, and develops local, regional, and national climate change projects. Mr. Findley has six years of college engineering, green technology education, business, and environmental sciences education. He has overseen the development of a green engineering sciences curriculum. Mr. Findley also has 3 years of environmental science and green business development. He is currently working on a number of professional projects that include a Discovery Channel television program from the Automotive Technology Department; researching product development of prototypes for industry; and GREEN DAY at Farmingdale State College.

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