Passive-solar retrofit concepts

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6301812

Four retrofit passive solar designs for single-family dwellings are presented. The first design, for a house in Minnesota, involves insulating wall cavities and the attic with blown cellulose, reduction of infiltration, and installation of insulating shades on all windows. The second, for a house in Michigan, combines weatherization, a sunspace with clerestory, and a thermosiphoning collector. The third, for a house in Missouri, involves the addition of a large sunspace with a passive solar hot water preheater for a hot tub. The fourth, for a house in Indiana, combines intensive weatherization with a two-story sunspace and thermal chimney addition. All designs are thoroughly illustrated. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Mid-America Solar Energy Center, Minneapolis, MN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79CS30150
• OSTI ID: 6301812
• Report Number(s): MASEC-PA-81-030; P-102-4; ON: DE82000453
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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APPLIANCES
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DESIGN
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EQUIPMENT
GREENHOUSES
HEATERS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOUSES
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PASSIVE SOLAR WATER HEATERS
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SKYLIGHTS
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SOLAR WATER HEATERS
THERMAL INSULATION
THERMOSYPHONS
WATER HEATERS
WEATHERIZATION