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Wood and Pellet Heating Reading List

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  • "What You Should Know About Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution." CPSC Document #452: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

  • Barden, A. (1988). Finnish Fireplace Construction Manual (With Core Kit Update). Maine Wood Heat Company, Inc.

  • Barden, A.; Hyytiainen, H. (1993). Finnish Fireplaces—Heart of the Home. Finnish Building Center, Ltd.

  • Lyle, D. (1984). The Book of Masonry Stoves. Brick House Publishing, Inc.

  • Popovac, V. (January 1992). "Building a Tiled Masonry Heater." Fine Homebuilding (No. 71); pp. 50-54.

  • Johnston, D. (April 1996). "Gas Opens New Market: Masonry Heaters Start Offering a Gas Switch." Alternative Energy Retailer (16:5); pp. 1, 14-15.

  • Vivian, J. (October/November 1994). "A New Generation of Fireplaces." Mother Earth News (No. 146); pp. 39-45, 84, 98.

  • Senf, N. (January 1992). "Masonry-Heater Emissions and the EPA." Fine Homebuilding (No. 71); p. 54.

  • Klein, M.; et al. (February/March 1996). "Masonry Stoves." Home Power (No. 51); pp. 42-47.

  • Menia, G. (September 1993). "Prefab Masonry Fireplaces." Journal of Light Construction (11:12); p. 38.

  • Barden, A. (September 1992). "Small House, Big Heater." Fine Homebuilding (No. 71); pp. 76-79.

  • Chastain, J. (October/November 1997). "A Stove in the Forest, Heating the Russian Way." Mother Earth News (No. 164); pp. 57-62.

  • "The Siberian Fireplace." (November/December 1983). Mother Earth News (No. 84); pp. 134-35.

  • Wright, R. (February 2002). "Burning Corn." Hearth and Home (22:3); pp. 26-29.

  • Hingley, A. (September 1995). "Clean and Cozy Heaters." Home Mechanix (91:798); pp. 48-53.

  • Wright, R. (May 2000). "The Hanselman Hypothesis." Hearth and Home (20:6); pp. 12-22.

  • Griffin, M. (August 2002). "Industry Warms to Corn Burners." Alternative Energy Retailer (22:10); pp. 8-10.

  • Johnston, D. (February 1996). "Pellet Sales Continue Climb, Led By Southeast Surge." Alternative Energy Retailer (16:3); pp. 7.

  • Wilson, A. (September/October 1992). "Pellet Stoves: Wood Burning That's Better for the Environment." Environmental Building News (1:1); pp. 6-7.

  • "Pellet Stoves, Wood Energy for All." (October/November 1995). Mother Earth News (No. 152); pp. 30-37.

  • Johnston, D. (February 1995). "Pellets: Ashes, Ashes...Preparing for More to Fall Down." Alternative Energy Retailer (15:3); pp. 1, 16-19.

  • Melcon, D. (September 1995). "The Pellet Business Today." Hearth and Home (15:10); pp. 12-25.

  • Melcon, D.; Straussman, K. (May 1996). "The Pellet Industry: Making It Work." Hearth and Home (16:6); pp. 12-27.

  • Donohue, P. (July 2000). "Pellets: The Industry's 'Stable Solution.'" Alternative Energy Retailer (20:8); pp. 4-10.

  • Pickering, W. H. (November 1995). "This is 'Just the Beginning' for Pellet Fuel Industry. Stove and Fuel Quality are Increasing—And So Will Sales." Alternative Energy Retailer (15:12); pp. 15-16.

  • Phillips, W. (November 1999). "Wood Pellets Get Into Hot Water." Popular Science (255:5); p. 60.

  • Pahl, G. (February/March 2003). "Wood-fired Central Heat." Mother Earth News (#196).

  • Siegenthaler, J. (1 June 2000). "Mixing Wood and Water." Plumbing & Mechanical.

  • "Efficient, Clean-Burning Fireplaces." (December 1996). Energy Source Builder (#48). Posted on Oikos Green Building Source.

  • "Study Finds Wood Burners Prone to Spillage." (August 1995). Energy Source Builder (#40). Posted on Oikos Green Building Source.

  • "Fit for a Castle Not for a House." (August 1993). Energy Source Builder (#27). Posted on Oikos Green Building Source.