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Here is the complete and practical book that can help turn your dreams of a solar house into reality. Over 400 photographs and drawings show you how to use solar design ideas and equipment to save construction and fuel costs on new or existing houses. And best of all, these ideas can pay back your investment many times over! Passive systems that use no extra energy to heat or cool a house. Active heating systems combined for best results. A detailed look at available equipment and new systems being developed. Outstanding solar house designs. Five basic solar energy systems, illustrated with early prototype houses. Ecodesign principles based on climate and energy requirements. An economic analysis of solar heating alternatives-how to choose the best system for cost payback. Photo sequences of owner-built solar house construction. Site planning, building design, and solar equipment checklists. Step-by-step forms for solar designs calculations. Source lists of solar house in the united States publications, designers, and solar products. Following are comments about Don Watson's book: If the United States is to establish a sensible national energy policy, one of its main features would require that every building be designed to make the most effective use of the sun's energy. This book is an excellent contribution to that goal.
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- PublisherGarden Way Publishing
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0882660853
- ISBN 13 9780882660851
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages281
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