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Download or read book Solar Home Heating Basics written by Dan Chiras and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps home and business owners retrofit their buildings with solar heating, in a book that discusses solar hot air heating; energy efficiency, weatherization and insulation; solar thermal systems, passive solar heating and backup heating systems. Original.
Download or read book Sustainable Design Basics written by Sharon B. Jaffe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible, climate-diverse guide that transforms readers from sustainable design novices to whole-solution problem solvers. Sustainable Design Basics is a student-friendly introduction to a holistic and integral view of sustainable design. Comprehensive in scope, this textbook presents basic technical information, sustainability strategies, and a practical, step-by-step approach for sustainable building projects. Clear and relatable chapters illustrate how to identify the factors that reduce energy use, solve specific sustainable design problems, develop holistic design solutions, and address the social and cultural aspects of sustainable design. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, the text’s easy-to-follow methodology leads readers through the fundamental sustainable design principles for the built environment. Sustainably-constructed and maintained buildings protect the health and improve the productivity of their occupants, as well as help to restore the global ecosystem. The authors, leading practitioners and educators in sustainable design, have created a resource that provides a solid introduction to broad level sustainability thinking that students can take forward into their professional practice. Topics include space planning for sustainable design, integrative and collaborative design, standards and rating systems, real-world strategies to conserve energy and resources through leveraging renewable natural resources and innovative construction techniques and their impact on our environment. Usable and useful both in and beyond the classroom, this book: Covers building location strategies, building envelopes and structures, integration of passive and active systems, green materials, and project presentation Examines cultural factors, social equity, ecological systems, and aesthetics Provides diverse student exercises that vary by climate, geography, setting, perspective, and typology Features a companion website containing extensive instructor resources Sustainable Design Basics is an important resource aimed at undergraduate architecture and interior design students, or first-year graduate students, as well as design professionals wishing to integrate sustainable design knowledge and techniques into their practice.
Download or read book Basic Reading Skills written by Peter Howard and published by Pascal Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Excel Basic Reading Skills series aims to help primary-a ged children with reading and comprehension using short pieces of writin g. Each page comprises a self-contained, one-page exercise, ensuring chi ldren only need to focus on one simple activity at a time. In today's wo rld, most children probably read less than their parents or grandparents did at the same age. Distractions such as television and video games ta ke up many hours that could be spent in reading. To excel in reading req uires plenty of practice. In this third book in the series, E xcel Basic Skills: Basic Reading Skills Years 5-6, the activi ties cover a wide range of reading skills such as: basic co mprehension of a text predicting words in a story reco gnising different 'voices' in a text finding words that are wro ng sorting different kinds of words fun activities, su ch as anagram puzzles and simple crosswords are also included
Download or read book The Sunspace Primer written by Robert W. Jones and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
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Download or read book An Introduction to Passive Solar Buildings for Professional Engineers written by J. Paul Guyer and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2022-12-21 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and construction managers interested in design of buildings to be passively heated by the sun. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. SYSTEMS, 2.1 DIRECT GAIN HEATING, 2.2 DAYLIGHTING, 2.3 RADIANT PANELS, 2.4 THERMOSIPHONING AIR PANELS, 2.5 THERMAL STORAGE WALLS, 2.6 SUNSPACES, 2.7 INCREMENTAL COOLING LOAD, 3. CLIMATIC CONSIDERATIONS, 3.1 CHARACTERISTIC WEATHER PARAMETERS, 3.2 CLIMATE AND CONSERVATION MEASURES, 3.3 SOLAR AVAILABILITY, 3.4 GUIDELINES FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN, 4. CONCLUSION.
Download or read book An Introduction to Passive Solar Buildings written by J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A. and published by Guyer Partners. This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers, architects and construction managers interested in design and construction of buildings to passively utilize solar enrgy for space heating. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SYSTEMS 2.1 DIRECT GAIN HEATING 2.2 DAYLIGHTING 2.3 RADIANT PANELS 2.4 THERMOSIPHONING AIR PANELS 2.5 THERMAL STORAGE WALLS 2.6 SUNSPACES 2.7 INCREMENTAL COOLING LOAD 3. CLIMATIC CONSIDERATIONS 3.1 CHARACTERISTIC WEATHER PARAMETERS 3.2 CLIMATE AND CONSERVATION MEASURES 3.3 SOLAR AVAILABILITY 3.4 GUIDELINES FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN 4. CONCLUSION.
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Download or read book The Passive Solar House written by James Kachadorian and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and Expanded Edition - Includes CD-ROM with Custom Design Software For the past ten years The Passive Solar House has offered proven techniques for building homes that heat and cool themselves, using readily available materials and methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourself homeowners. True to this innovative, straightforward approach, the new edition of this best-selling guide includes CSOL passive solar design software, making it easier than ever to heat your home with the power of the sun. Since The Passive Solar House was first published, passive solar construction expert James Kachadorian has perfected user-friendly, Windows-compatible software to supplement the design process explained in the book by allowing homeowners/designers to enter the specifications of their design and see how changing a variable will affect its energy efficiency. This is the building book for a world of climbing energy costs. Applicable to diverse regions, climates, budgets, and styles of architecture, Kachadorian's techniques translate the essentials of timeless solar design into practical wisdom for today's solar builders. Profiles of successful passive solar design, construction, and retrofit projects from readers of the first edition provide inspiration to first-time homebuilders and renovators alike.
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