Download or read book Solar Homes for North Carolina written by North Carolina. Energy Division and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passive Solar Options for North Carolina Homes written by Sandra A. Dellinger and published by . This book was released on 1986* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passive Solar Retrofit for North Carolina Homes written by Sandra A. Dellinger and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passive Solar Energy House Designs for North Carolina written by North Carolina Solar Energy Association and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Governor s Showcase of Solar Homes written by North Carolina. Energy Division and published by . This book was released on 1982* with total page 86 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 Energy House Designs written by North Carolina Solar Energy Association and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building the Solar Home written by Dubin-Bloome Associates and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Simply Solar House written by Richard V. Crume and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Simply Solar House" is unique in its practical approach to designing a highly energy efficient house using common construction materials and practices. Drawing upon their experience building a solar house in central North Carolina, the authors describe the key features of energy efficient home design in simple and easy to understand language. This book is the perfect guide for cost conscious homebuilders who are inspired by the Green Revolution and passionate about preserving our environmental quality.
Download or read book Selling the Solar Home written by Real Estate Research Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Homeowner s Guide to Renewable Energy written by Dan Chiras and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on how to improve a home's energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy resourses to provide electricity, hot water, heat, and cooling for a home.
Download or read book Solar Homes for South Carolina written by South Carolina. Office of the Governor. Division of Energy Resources and published by . This book was released on 1981* with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Green Home Solutions Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Living written by Stephen Snyder and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green living begins at home, and New Green Home Solutions tells you how. Most of the energy-derived pollution we produce comes as a direct result of our homes - how we heat them, how we cool them, how we keep them well-lit and full of things that make our lives so comfortable. The good news is that we have tremendous power to create change. Renewable energy design, better insulation and more efficient appliances could reduce energy demands by 60 to 80 percent. By embracing conservation and renewable energy, we can win our energy independence and help save the planet. Dave Bonta, president and founder of USA Solar Stores, the largest alternative energy retailer in the Northeast, has written about alternative energy and sustainable living for Green Living, Back Home Magazine, Alternative Energy Retailer and The Vermont Guardian. Bonta has studied renewable energy and energy efficiency for more than twenty years, is a frequent speaker at major green energy conferences across America and is a tireless advocate for green living. Also president of BioQuantum, Inc., a bio-fuels company, Bonta is the creator of BackHome chapters in America and is president of a renewable energy community organization, The Sustainable Valley Group. Stephen Snyder, communications director for USA Solar Stores, left New York City in 1995 to start an organic herb farm in Vermont with his wife, Melissa. He holds a degree in radio, television and motion picture communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has broad experience in communications, public affairs, and media relations. He also works as a freelance writer and has published The Brewmaster's Bible (HarperCollins), The Beer Companion (Simon & Schuster) and The Brewmaster's Recipe Manual.
Download or read book Solar Energy Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1983-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NBSIR written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Solar Farm in My Backyard Resident Perspectives of Utility Scale Solar In Eastern North Carolina written by Zachary Dickerson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of the sun is recognized throughout history as one of the significant natural resources we can use here on Earth. Only recently, however, have we as humans managed to convert this resource into usable electricity. The solar energy industry blossomed over the past half-century and continues to be a popular alternative to conventional energy sources in many parts of the world. Areas that receive abundant and consistent sunlight are most common for solar panel installation, and people who live in the regions that receive this sunlight can take advantage of rooftop solar panels. Larger companies invest in utility-scale solar energy production facilities, which often cover many acres and can produce many times the electricity that smaller, rooftop panels can. In this case, some companies may lease land in rural, sparsely populated areas to construct utility-scale solar facilities; these are known as solar farms. This solar farm development has taken hold in North Carolina, particularly in the Eastern part of the state which is historically rural and maintains low land costs. While sparsely populated in comparison with the rest of the state, solar farm development in eastern North Carolina results in some facilities constructed adjacent to homes and neighborhoods. This mixed methods study addresses the factors affecting the perspectives of the people who live next to solar farms, encompassing the following questions, "Are there different aspects that affect resident satisfaction regarding solar farms? If so, to what extent can these different aspects explain variations in satisfaction?", "Are there variations in satisfaction for residents among differing geographic settings, e.g. neighborhoods adjacent to the solar farms or distanced from the solar farms?" and "How can insight from both the utility and planning sectors, combined with knowledge gained from residents, fill gaps in communication and policy writing in regard to solar farms?" Door-to-door surveys and stakeholder interview methods collected responses from 82 individuals (70 from the questionnaire surveys and 12 from the interviews) in several study sites in Eastern North Carolina (four survey sites). These responses were analyzed: open-ended answer input, descriptive statistical analysis, factor analysis, and linear regression analysis. Data analysis involved both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Results showed that overall, residents felt positively regarding the solar farms near their neighborhoods, though there were some concerns. The most consistent and significant factor affecting opinions on the solar farms was Perceived benefits of the solar farm. In all regression models, the effect size of this factor was significant with regression coefficients ranging from .46 to .74. When residents highly value the benefits of solar farms, their satisfaction with living near a solar farm as a result would increase more than any other factors considered. For the neighborhoods that are farther away but still within a one-mile radius, Appeal of the solar farm turned out to be the most significant factor, followed by Income, Perceived benefits of the solar farm, and Education, all with standardized regression coefficients greater than .40. For the neighborhoods that are adjacent to the solar farm, Perceived benefits of the solar farm was the only significant factor. The strength of this factor was the greatest among all three models. Interestingly, Concerns in regard to the solar farm was not significant in any model, which indicates residents' satisfaction with the solar farm has no significant associaton with negative concerns. Interviews with 12 stakeholders in both utility and planning sectors gave understanding to the planning, incorporation and operation process in regard to the solar farms. These individuals noted that while solar energy is developing rapidly in North Carolina, there is not much information given about the farms themselves. This information is difficult to obtain by residents, who raised questions about where the generated electricity goes and who owns each solar farm, which in some cases is less than 200 feet from their home. With the data gained from these interviews, I was able to identify where the holes in information sharing exist and how the planning process may be bettered in the future. Findings from this study lend insight into what shapes opinions of these solar facilities in residential areas in eastern North Carolina. While there were some serious concerns expressed, they did not diminish the general satisfactory opinions of the solar farms. This study also revealed background planning processes and showed where there are gaps between the local governments, solar development companies and residents. Given the most consistent concern about information dissemination, rural planning policies may be drawn for more transparent communication and more readily available information about the solar farms between the private companies, local governments, and the general populace. Overall, the perceived benefits of the solar farms being the most significant factor is a good indicator that they are generally well-received in this area.
Download or read book Performance of the Passive Solar Elements of the NCSU Solar House written by John F. Simon and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
