A passive solar retrofit study for concrete block buildings. Report for Oct 80-Sep 81

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5187347

Wray, W O; Miles, C R; Kosiewicz, C E

A passive solar retrofit study has been conducted for the Navy at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The purpose of the study was to determine the energy savings obtainable in concrete block buildings from several passive solar heating and conservation strategies. A procedure involving the use of test cell data and computer simulation was employed to assess the merits of six retrofit options. The six strategies selected were chosen on the basis of providing a series of options that will deliver increasing energy savings at the cost of correspondingly increased levels of commitment.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5187347
• Report Number(s): AD-A-110189/8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
APPLIANCES
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONCRETES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
GLAZING MATERIALS
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MILITARY FACILITIES
OFFICE BUILDINGS
OPENINGS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
SIMULATION
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATERS
TESTING
THERMAL INSULATION
WALLS
WINDOWS