Download or read book Passive Solar Commercial and Institutional Buildings written by Robert Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1994-04-05 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work encourages the design of buildings which are adapted to certain climates. The buildings presented as examples are designed for a future when non-renewable resources are scarce and expensive, and solar energy is valued for its environmen

Download or read book An Economic Model for Passive Solar Designs in Commercial Environments written by Jeanne W. Powell and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report presents an economic model for evaluating passive solar designs in commercial environments. It discusses the literature on this topic and draws upon this literature to develop a general methodological framework. The model incorporates a life-cycle costing approach that focuses on the costs of purchase, installation, maintenance, repairs, replacement, and energy. It includes a detailed analysis of tax laws affecting the use of solar energy in commercial buildings. Possible methods of treating difficult-to-measure benefits and costs, such as effects of the passive solar design on resale value of the building and on lighting costs, rental income from the building, and the use of commercial space, are presented. The model is illustrated in two case examples of prototypical solar designs for low-rise commercial buildings in an urban setting.

Download or read book Passive Solar in Commercial Buildings written by Rexford Ofosu and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Passive Solar Energy in Buildings written by P. O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report indicates that the benefits that accrue to a building and its occupants from a consideration of solar radiation are greatest when the 'passive solar component' is seen in perspective, as a natural part of an integrated approach to climatically interactive low-energy building design.

Download or read book Passive Solar Buildings written by J. Douglas Balcomb and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes developments in passive solar technology that will save time, energy, and resources in planning for the buildings of the future.This companion to Passive Cooling and Solar Building Architecture (volumes 8 and 9) describes developments in passive solar technology that will save time, energy, and resources in planning for the buildings of the future. It is filled with tips and useful research for architects and designers and includes three substantial chapters on general modeling. Passive solar heating works. Properly designed and constructed, it is cost-effective, practical, comfortable, and aesthetic. Balcomb's introductory remarks set the tone for the rest of the contributions, which describe the considerable record of achievements in passive solar heating. Balcomb summarizes and evaluates the era between 1976 and 1983 when most of the major developments took place and highlights the design features that have contributed to effective buildings. Three chapters cover modeling passive systems (applicable to both heating and cooling), and six chapters focus on the application of passive solar heating, with emphasis on components, analytical results for specific systems, test modules, subsystem integration into buildings, performance monitoring and results, and design tools.J. Douglas Balcomb is a Principal Engineer with the Solar Energy Research Institute.

Download or read book Passive Solar Analysis and Design of Commercial Buildings Using Doe 2 written by B. D. Hunn and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Passive Solar Architecture written by David Bainbridge and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New buildings can be designed to be solar oriented, naturally heated and cooled, naturally lit and ventilated, and made with renewable, sustainable materials—no matter the location or climate. In this comprehensive overview of passive solar design, two of America’s solar pioneers give homeowners, architects, designers, and builders the keys to successfully harnessing the sun and maximizing climate resources for heating, cooling, ventilation, and daylighting. Bainbridge and Haggard draw upon examples from their own experiences, as well as those of others, of more than three decades to offer both overarching principles as well as the details and formulas needed to successfully design a more comfortable, healthy, and secure place in which to live, laugh, dance, and be comfortable. Even if the power goes off. Passive Solar Architecture also discusses “greener” and more-sustainable building materials and how to use them, and explores the historical roots of green design that have made possible buildings that produce more energy and other resources than they use.

Download or read book Energy Efficient Design Trends and Performance for Passive Solar Commercial Buildings written by Gary Byron Eddington and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Passive Solar Commercial Buildings Design Assistance and Demonstration written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Aspects of Passive Solar Design for Commercial Buildings written by Simon Harris Lea and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Solar House written by Daniel D. Chiras and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Yet "natural conditioning"--Heating and cooling with passive solar techniques -- is a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Acknowledging the good intentions of misguided solar designers in the past, the author highlights certain egregious errors and shows how to avoid them. The author shows how to select a cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly backup heating system; how to preserve indoor air quality in an airtight, energy-efficient home; and ways of employing green building materials in a naturally conditioned home.

Download or read book Passive Solar Commercial Buildings Design Assistance and Demonstration Program written by United States. Department of Energy. Chicago Operations Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Passive Solar Commercial Buildings Design Assistance and Demonstration written by Frederick A. Jules and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Case Study of Two Passive Solar Commercial Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Applications of DOE 1 to Passive Solar Heating of Commercial Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DOE-1 building energy analysis computer program is being modified to include analysis of passive solar and large thermal mass heating and cooling systems. SUNSPOT is a detailed thermal network computer program developed for direct gain systems as a reference analysis tool to compare with DOE-1. It was validated by comparison of calculated results with experimental test cell data. A series of runs was then made to determine the sensitivity of solar fraction to type of glazing, location and quantity of mass, and method of computing infrared radiant interchange among inside surfaces. Simulations using DOE-1 in its present form indicate that the weighting factors used in the program are not satisfactory for large-mass/direct-gain systems. However, it does appear that the weighting factor approach can be retained if an efficient method of determining weighting factors appropriate to passive systems can be developed. Future work will proceed in that direction.

Download or read book Passive Solar Potential in Commercial Buildings written by Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology. Efficiency and Alternative Energy Technology Branch and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Passive Solar Commercial Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final design of the Mount Airy Public Library is given. Incremental passive design costs are discussed. Performance and economic analyses are made and the results reported. The design process is thoroughly documented. Considerations discussed are: (1) building energy needs; (2) site energy potentials, (3) matching energy needs with site energy potentials, (4) design indicators for best strategies and concepts, (5) schematic design alternatives, (6) performance testing of the alternatives, (7) design selection, and (8) design development. Weather data and Duke Power electric rates are included. (LEW).