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Title: Conservation and solar guidelines

Abstract

Guidelines are given for selecting R-values and infiltration levels, and determining the size of the solar collection area for passive solar buildings. The guidelines are based on balancing the incremental cost/benefit of conservation and passive solar strategies. Tables are given for 90 cities in the US and the results are also displayed on maps. An example is included.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5959681
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-83-1871; CONF-830929-2
ON: DE83014144
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: 8. national passive solar conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 5 Sep 1983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; RECOMMENDATIONS; PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; LOAD COLLECTOR RATIO; SOLAR FRACTION; AIR INFILTRATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COMPILATION; R FACTORS; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SIZING; USA; DATA; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT; HEATING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL DATA; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; 140901* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling; 320100 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Buildings

Citation Formats

Balcomb, J D. Conservation and solar guidelines. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.2172/5959681.
Balcomb, J D. Conservation and solar guidelines. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5959681
Balcomb, J D. 1983. "Conservation and solar guidelines". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5959681. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5959681.
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abstractNote = {Guidelines are given for selecting R-values and infiltration levels, and determining the size of the solar collection area for passive solar buildings. The guidelines are based on balancing the incremental cost/benefit of conservation and passive solar strategies. Tables are given for 90 cities in the US and the results are also displayed on maps. An example is included.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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