Workbook on: passive solar design and energy efficient construction

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5353023

After a discussion of the need for energy education, the MASEC Solar 80 program is described, which is aimed at the commercialization of the design and construction of solar efficient residential buildings. Processes of heat loss and heat gain in buildings are described as background for passive solar design. Then fundamentals of energy efficient construction and of passive solar design are presented. Procedures are given for calculating design heat loads, solar contribution, and auxiliary heating requirement. Means are also described of passive solar cooling. Site selection, analysis and landscaping and interior design for passive solar homes are covered. Financial considerations and passive solar marketing and development are covered. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Mid-American Solar Energy Complex, Bloomington, MN (USA); Waterford School District, MI (USA). Office of Occupational Education
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79CS30150
• OSTI ID: 5353023
• Report Number(s): MASEC-R-81-020/2; ON: DE82013503
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AUXILIARY HEATING
CALCULATION METHODS
CONSTRUCTION
COST
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
HEAT GAIN
HEAT LOSSES
HEATING
HEATING LOAD
HEATING SYSTEMS
LANDSCAPING
LIFE-CYCLE COST
LOSSES
MANUALS
MARKETING
PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SITE SELECTION
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING