Passive solar design strategies: Remodeling guidelines for conserving energy at home

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5941276· OSTI ID:5941276

The idea of passive solar is simple, but applying it effectively does require information and attention to the details of design and construction. Some passive solar techniques are modest and low-cost, and require only small changes in remodeler's typical practice. At the other end of the spectrum, some passive solar systems can almost eliminate a house's need for purchased heating (and in some cases, cooling) energy -- but probably at a relatively high first cost. In between are a broad range of energy-conserving passive solar techniques. Whether or not they are cost-effective, practical and attractive enough to offer a market advantage to any individual remodeler depends on very specific factors such as local costs, climate, and market characteristics. Passive solar design strategies: Remodeling Guidelines For Conserving Energy At Homes is written to help give remodelers the information they need to make these decisions. Passive Solar Design Strategies is a package in three basic parts: The Guidelines contain information about passive solar techniques and how they work, and provides specific examples of systems which will save various percentages of energy; The Worksheets offer a simple, fill-in-the-blank method to pre-evaluate the performance of a specific design; The Worked Example demonstrates how to complete the worksheets for a typical residence.

• Research Organization: Passive Solar Industries Council, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-90CE21005
• OSTI ID: 5941276
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/21005-T1; ON: DE92006576
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320107* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Systems-- (1987-)
BEAD WALLS
BUILDINGS
CLIMATES
COST
COVERINGS
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EQUIPMENT
GLAZING
GLAZING MATERIALS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
MARKET
MATERIALS
OPENINGS
PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PROGRESS REPORT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
SHADING
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMAL INSULATION
WALLS
WINDOWS