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Author:

Kachadorian, James.

Title:

The passive solar house : [the complete guide to heating and cooling your home] / James Kachadorian.

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Publisher:

Chelsea Green Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

x, 224 p. : ill., forms, 1 map, plans ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM.

Subject:

Solar heating.
Solar heating--Design.
Solar heating--Equipment and supplies.

Notes:

"Free CD-ROM of open-source CSOL solar design software included"--back cover. Includes index. Originally published: 1997.

Contents:

1 Let nature heat your home -- 2 The Passive Solar Concept -- 3 The Solar Slab and Basic Solar Design -- 4 Insulation, Venting, and Fresh Air -- 5 Basic Layouts and Floor Plans -- 6 How to do the Solar Design Calculations -- 7 The Foundation Plan, and Backup Heating and Cooling -- 8 A Sidehill Variation, and Solar Design Worksheets -- 9 Sunspaces and Special Design Considerations -- 10 Interior Design for Year-Round Comfort -- 11 Three Projects -- 12 Using the CSOL Computer Program -- Appendix 1 Solar Design Worksheets -- Appendix 2 Solar Intensity and Solar Heat Gain Factors for 16 to 64 degrees North Latitude -- Appendix 3 Thermal Properties of Typical Building and Insulating Materials (Design Values) -- Appendix 4 North Latitude, Elevation, and Outside Winter Design Temperatures for Selected Cities in the U.S. and Canada -- Appendix 5 Average Monthly and Yearly Degree Days for Cities in the U.S. and Canada -- Appendix 6 Mean Percentage of Possible Sunshine for Selected Cities in the U.S. and Canada -- Appendix 7 Isogonic Chart (Magnetic Declination).

ISBN:

1933392037
9781933392035

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70672821

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)