New York State passive solar design and retrofit competition

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

OSTI ID:6169892

Niles, J E; Barron, J J; Cole, W J

Many homeowners are faced with the problem of reducing their home energy bills. Solar and energy conservation retrofitting is a potential solution for the home energy problem, capable of significantly reducing heating, cooling, and domestic hot water energy bills. The technique used by 12 homeowners and their designers to adapt and integrate various solar and energy conservation features into 12 different projects is discussed. A variety of innovative solutions were utilized in this project and the integration of those ideas into the buildings being retrofitted is discussed. Integration of sunspaces, increased south glazing, solar domestic hot water, storage systems, air distribution systems, insulation systems, etc., is discusssed. All 12 of these designs are award winning projects submitted in response to an ERDA competitive solar retrofit announcement.

• Research Organization: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY
• OSTI ID: 6169892
• Report Number(s): CONF-810925-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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