Solar Home Design Manual For Cool Climates PDF Download

This report consists of two parts: Part I - Design Manual and Part II - Design Examples. Part I, the Design Manual, is a step-by-step guide for passive solar house design, tailored to New Mexico climatic conditions and containing all necessary supporting information: (1) New Mexico climatic data; (2) discussion of passive solar heating methods; (3) factors determining appropriate plan and lot selection; (4) energy conservation;(5) building specifications, including manufacturers' information on window night insulation; (6) thermal storage; (7) design calculation procedures in worksheet format; (8) backup heating; (9) solar water heating; (10) costs, codes and taxes and (11) sources of further information and recommended reading. With this design manual, a builder or homeowner should be able to develop his/her own plans for a good passive solar home or to adapt one of the example designs to specific needs and local conditions. Part II, the Design Examples, consists of a descriptive brochure containing information about the sample designs and blueprints developed in this research project. Included for each design are: possible lot orientation, recommended lot plan and landscaping, floor plan and perspective, description of suitable climatic ranges, locations and Specifications and details of the passive solar heating system. In addition, a discussion of some conceptual designs is given for which calculations have been made. Information about some TVA and HUD award -winning designs which may be suitable for New Mexico locations is also given together with ordering information. Completed sets of the design calculations for all example designs and two TVA designs are included, as are sets of plans for the seven example designs.