Passive solar handbook for California as a design tool

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5860383

Haggard, K L

The conceptual basis of passive architecture has been widely disseminated to both practitioners and the public very effectively. However, more technical information such as performance prediction and construction details has not been as well developed and communicated. Since these two aspects are of critical importance to anyone designing buildings, the present difficulty in communicating and using design tools that deal with these areas is an impediment to a broader application of passive solar architecture. A handbook, funded by the California Energy Commission, is discussed which attempts to bridge this gap. Its goal was to create and communicate design tools for small-scale buildings emphasizing performance predictions and construction detailing.

• Research Organization: San Luis Solar Group, Santa Margarita, CA
• OSTI ID: 5860383
• Report Number(s): CONF-810509-(Vol.1)
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4.1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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