Innovative conservation housing. Final progress report

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5612607· OSTI ID:5612607

Nuttle, D. A.

A new passive solar thermal storage brick was developed and tested. A new insulating curtain concept was developed to assist in passive solar heating and cooling. A steel truss was designed to replace the wood truss in solar attic applications where the wood truss typically suffers some 50% loss of structural strength. Improvements were made of the dry composting toilet and grey water recycling for homes. An algae cultivation system was created for production of food, feed, fertilizer, or biomass as needed for home, farm, or industry. New concepts were explored in the areas of economy shelter, solar hot water heating, home generation of electricity, edible landscapes and other home food production, growing of fiber crops for cottage industry, storage, insulation, solar cooking, and solar refrigeration. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Nuttle (David A.), Raleigh, NC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG44-81R410493
• OSTI ID: 5612607
• Report Number(s): DOE/R4/10493-T1; ON: DE84000381
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
ALGAE
BUILDINGS
COMPOSTING
CULTIVATION
CURTAINS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MASS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PLANTS
PROCESSING
RECYCLING
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SUPPORTS
THERMAL MASS
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
TOILETS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER