Learn how how to merge renewable heat sources (such as solar thermal collectors, hydronic heat pumps, and wood-fired boilers) with the latest hydronics hardware and low temperature distribution systems to assemble efficient, reliable, and economically sustainable systems. The book is easy to understand and packed with full color illustrations that provide detailed piping and control schematics and "how to" information you'll use on every renewable energy system. To help you understand how common hardware operates and how to select it, the author starts with basic building blocks, turns mathematical treatments of technical issues into easy-to-use tools, and concludes with complete renewable energy system designs that show the synergy of detail and function possible with state-of-the-art hardware and design methods. Using this one-of-a-kind book, you'll diversify your expertise over a wide range of heat sources.