Heating And Cooling

The most significant reason that passive makes sense economically is that most passive designs are inherently durable, lasting at least as long as the rest of the house with little or no maintenance or repair. Conventional building materials such as glass, concrete, and brick weather well and are generally longlasting.

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This resource contains information on how a solar greenhouse works.

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This water wall solar design manual for environmentally responsive buildings that increase comfort, save money, and protect the environment.

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The purpose of this manual is to educate individuals about one method of heating a building with the sun's energy: through the use of a thermal storage wall.

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The author has designed a solar greenhouse to convert his hundred year old, Wisconsin city house to solar heat. He built for under $1,000 and it reduced their winter fuel use, for a 9-bedroom house, to less than one cord of firewood and about $50 worth of natural gas. Learn more here.

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This is a multi-part article. The first part covers the basic principles of heat transference, and try to explain how they interact and what type of effects they produce. Later it will discuss materials and environmental factors. Also, it will specifically apply the basic principles to building design and construction.

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This part will show some of the design techniques for dealing with the effects of heat and humidity in a dwelling located in what we know as “the humid tropics.” This label differentiates this climate from that of a hot, arid, desert type of environment. The desert might ultimately be hotter than the conditions found in the humid tropics. But the low humidity found in the desert makes it practical to use some techniques of dealing with the heat that we cannot use in more humid locations.

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The main purpose of this book is to show how solar energy can be harnessed by simple methods, and how the use of renewable energy sources can help ease the fuel crisis, improve economic conditions, and protect land, air and water against the menace of pollution - not only in New Mexico but wherever the sun shines.

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This publication is a general resource document intended for use by designers, home builders, community leaders, local officials and home owners who are interested in the application of solar heating and cooling to residential structures or are considering participating in the federal solar energy program .

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This paper presents general principles and information about how the various solar heating systems work, as suggestions of things that might be useful in Nepal.

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