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Solar building study. Summary report. Spinney Gardens [Crystal Palace, London]

Abstract

A summary report is given of the performance of a two-storey terraced house with passive solar heating features. Total annual fuel use of 10896 kWh compared very favourably with that of a well insulated double glazed design. Fuel used for space heating was 80 kWh/m{sup 2}/year. The energy performance was substantially influenced by solar gains. Without such gains gas use for space heating would have been 30% higher. The solar performance was not at the expense of occupant comfort, for there was little reported overheating, due to the adequate isolation of the conservatory from the living areas. Although very comfortable the building was most valued for its character, which was strongly influenced, both indoors and out, by the conservatory. At Pound 518/m{sup 2} GFA (71m{sup 2}) (2nd 1/4 1989) Spinney Gardens, with a conservatory, was estimated to cost more than a comparable traditional house Pound 506/m{sup 2} GFA (64m{sup 2}) without a conservatory. (author).
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
ETSU-S-1163/SBS/7
Reference Number:
SCA: 140901; PA: GB-92:052493; SN: 93000922737
Resource Relation:
Journal Issue: no. 7; Other Information: DN: Work performed under the Energy Performance Assessments (EPA) Project.; PBD: 1991
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; HOUSES; SOLAR ARCHITECTURE; PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; ATTACHED GREENHOUSES; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; COST; THERMAL COMFORT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; 140901; SPACE HEATING AND COOLING
OSTI ID:
10115690
Research Organizations:
University of Wales Coll. of Cardiff (United Kingdom). Welsh School of Architecture
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93756628; TRN: GB9252493
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only)
Submitting Site:
GB
Size:
10 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

None. Solar building study. Summary report. Spinney Gardens [Crystal Palace, London]. United Kingdom: N. p., 1991. Web.
None. Solar building study. Summary report. Spinney Gardens [Crystal Palace, London]. United Kingdom.
None. 1991. "Solar building study. Summary report. Spinney Gardens [Crystal Palace, London]." United Kingdom.
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title = {Solar building study. Summary report. Spinney Gardens [Crystal Palace, London]}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {A summary report is given of the performance of a two-storey terraced house with passive solar heating features. Total annual fuel use of 10896 kWh compared very favourably with that of a well insulated double glazed design. Fuel used for space heating was 80 kWh/m{sup 2}/year. The energy performance was substantially influenced by solar gains. Without such gains gas use for space heating would have been 30% higher. The solar performance was not at the expense of occupant comfort, for there was little reported overheating, due to the adequate isolation of the conservatory from the living areas. Although very comfortable the building was most valued for its character, which was strongly influenced, both indoors and out, by the conservatory. At Pound 518/m{sup 2} GFA (71m{sup 2}) (2nd 1/4 1989) Spinney Gardens, with a conservatory, was estimated to cost more than a comparable traditional house Pound 506/m{sup 2} GFA (64m{sup 2}) without a conservatory. (author).}
issue = {no. 7}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}