Thermal performance of earth covered buildings in hot, arid regions

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6505648

Bircher, T L

The thermal impacts of several variables related to earth integration of buildings in hot, arid regions have been studied using finite difference models and analysis by the computer program SPICE. Results indicate that berming of burying a structure to a depth of 2 m or more and insulating the roof will provide the majority of benefits from ground-coupling.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO
• OSTI ID: 6505648
• Report Number(s): CONF-801016-(Vol.1)
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 5.1; Conference: 5. national passive solar conference, Amherst, MA, USA, 19 Oct 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
EARTH-COVERED BUILDINGS
HEAT TRANSFER
PERFORMANCE
ARIZONA
COMPUTER CODES
EARTH BERMS
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ROOFS
S CODES
SOILS
THERMAL INSULATION
WALLS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ITERATIVE METHODS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
USA
WESTERN REGION
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Consumption
& Utilization- Buildings