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Title: Manual for solar specialists

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5252047

The objective of the manual is to meet the specific training needs of code enforcement personnel in connection with the examination of plans for and the inspection of solar energy installations. There is a brief historical review and discussion of geographical dependence of solar feasibility. The fundamentals of solar energy are presented to establish the quantity of solar energy which can be anticipated in a particular geographic location. The active, passive, and hybrid solar systems are described, telling how insolation is collected, stored, and distributed by various means. The physical and theoretical components of solar systems are related to specific code enforcement techniques. Also, the recommended requirements to code officials for solar heating, cooling, and hot water systems are reviewed and discussed. (LEW)

Research Organization:
Council of American Building Officials, Falls Church, VA
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-78CS34281
OSTI ID:
5252047
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/34281-3; ON: DE82019119
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English