Solar house : a guide for the solar designer /

Covering the full life span of the project, from siting issues through specific design features to maintenance of the property and equipment, this is a comprehensive guide to designing, planning and building a solar house. The author uses his experience of living in a solar house to inform the reade...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Galloway, Terry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Solar houses > Design and construction.
House construction > Environmental aspects.
Habitations > Construction > Aspect de l'environnement.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
House construction > Environmental aspects
Solar houses > Design and construction
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Goal of this guide
  • Site location
  • Thermal mass : heated by solar and by ground-coupled
  • Attached greenhouse passive heating
  • Domestic hot water
  • Combined DHW and swimming pool heating
  • Space heating
  • Space cooling
  • PV electric power
  • Annual energy use
  • Maintenance saves money
  • Payback economics
  • Thermal performance monitoring and control
  • Solar energy future options.

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