Electronic Projects to Control Your Home Environment

Electronics can be used to tell us about the environmental conditions in our homes. At low cost, readers can build electronic devices which accurately identify, measure and monitor environmental risks in the home. This text contains more than 25 projects, with easy-to-follow instructions, schematics and parts lists, for the hobbyist or DIYer who wants to make low-cost sensing and detection equipment. Projects include an electronic and digital thermometer, humidity and temperature alerts, a "smart" thermostat, a heat-leak locator, visual and audible flooding alarms, an automated ventilator, an air ionizer, a humidifier/dehumidifier controller, radiation and microwave monitors, and an electronic pest-repellant.