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Sunbuilder's primer. An introduction to passive solar design for professional home builders

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5940468
This primer is intended to introduce builders to passive solar construction, answer questions they ask most often, and provide basic technical information and rules-of-thumb about building passive solar homes. To illustrate the application theoretical concepts, this primer focuses on how passive design worked for five home builders in different parts of the country.
Research Organization:
Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-77CH00178
OSTI ID:
5940468
Report Number(s):
SERI/SP-721-1075; ON: DE83014251
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English