I worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories for over twenty years with some of the finest minds in the world. Bell Labs--the company that invented the transistor--committed itself to going green decades before it became popular and I was one of its strongest supporters. As a senior technical editor in this NASA-like bleeding-edge environment, my well-rounded approach to writing is down-to-earth, easy to understand, and can help you solve everyday problems. I write about the things I know. I have published over ten Do It Yourself books after personally testing each subject. Typically designed for the individual trying to evaluate a topic, each book brings insights others may overlook or be more difficult to interpret. Periodically updated, these guides keep pace with technological changes, current wisdom, and user feedback. Living in an extremely green home in central Florida, my modest house uses wind, rain, and solar technologies for sources of electricity, water, and hot water. My goal is to get as close to being completely off the grid in a typical suburban home as possible.