Insulation Handbook

Description

I bought this book based on the review of it written by the author. He wrote exactly what he described -- a treatise on all types of insulation and other means of blocking heat flow for applications around the home, etc. No high temperature ceramic stuff or cryogenic stuff is covered in this book. In particular, the chapters on fiber glass batt insulation, rigid board insulation and radiant barriers are well detailed and will give you the exact infomation needed to deal with contractors, or buy exactly what you need for your next remodeling or other project that involves insulation. A cursory review of the other chapters also showed good information, but was less relavent to my project. This book is as well detailed as any John Wiley book; Much better detail than you would expect from a McGraw-Hill publication. Copyright is 2001. This book is up to date. Engineers and architechts will find it to be a page turner. Even ordinary folks who might be spending thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on remodeling their home should buy this book just so they can help their contractor avoid making huge mistakes at the home owner's expense. Also covered in detail in this book are the development of modern insulations and insulation products used in the past.