Marketable passive solar housing design for merchant builders

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

OSTI ID:6273582

Leach, J W

While many fine custom solar homes are being designed and build throughout the country today, the majority of America's new housing is being built by merchant builders who build on speculation or to order from predesigned model homes. Merchant builders have traditionally been slow to adapt new concepts such as passive solar until they have been well proven in the houing market. This paper deals with the integration of passive solar design with the marketing, production, and affordability considerations of the merchant builder. Experience generated from designing solar housing projects located in Boulder, Colorado, and three model homes for merchant builders through the SERI Metro Denver Home Builder Program is used to suggest recommendations with respect to designing passive solar homes for merchant builders.

• Research Organization: Dowing/Leach Architects, Boulder, CO
• OSTI ID: 6273582
• 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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