The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling Author: Dan Chiras | Language: English | ISBN:
B005OCTJ24 | Format: EPUB
The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling Description
While heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking,few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Yet “naturalconditioning”—heating and cooling with passive solar techniques—is a viable alternative tofossil fuels. Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The Natural House, brings these principlesto a new generation of solar enthusiasts.Chiras sets the record straight on the vast potential for passive heating and cooling. Acknowledgingthe good intentions of misguided solar designers in the past, he highlights certainegregious errors and shows how to avoid them. In methodical detail he provides contemporaryhome builders with all the necessary tools for successful solar design. You will learn:? How to select a cost-effective, energy-efficient, andenvironmentally friendly backup heating system? How to preserve indoor air quality in an airtight,energy-efficient home? W ays of employing green building materials in anaturally conditioned homeThe Solar House also explains the new diagnostic aids availablein printed worksheet or software formats that allowreaders to generate their own design schemes.
- File Size: 8528 KB
- Print Length: 286 pages
- Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing (September 20, 2011)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B005OCTJ24
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,176 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Professional & Technical > Engineering > Civil > Construction > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning - #83
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I have spent a lot of time researching passive solar designs using books from the library & information on the internet. A lot of books on solar designs are from the 70's & 80's and the designs lead to overheating of homes by overglazing (too many windows). Some of the more current books on solar design gave more vague information, and didn't thoroughly describe concepts and materials.
This book has it all! Very good information on all the design elements, such as direction of home, foundation designs, window ratios, as well as recommendations for particular products. The book had in-depth information on all the available heating systems including solar heating, heat pumps, & radiant floor heating. At the end of the description for each heating system, there was a pro/con list that talked about the energy effiency, cost, & performance of each heating system over others . There was a helpful chart on hot water heaters with payback periods for different fuels (solar, electric, gas, propane) so you could compare the costs associated with the fuel. In all of my research, this was the first such chart that really spelled out the benefits of certain fuels over others. The book was written in 2002, so it is very up-to-date with the most current products & concepts.
By A Customer
The Solar House: Passive Heating And Cooling by global environmental issues expert Daniel D. Chiras is an "user friendly" architectural guide to choosing and implementing an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly backup heating system, and thereby making any dwelling both cost-effective and naturally heated and/or air conditioned. Black-and-white sketches clearly illustrate the detailed walk-throughs about the basics of passive solar heating, passive cooling, assessing the performance of one's energy system and much more. An excellent guide for embracing ecology-friendly living, The Solar House is especially recommended as a do-it-yourself home reference for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in making their personal home as comfortable and environmentally friendly as possible.
By Midwest Book Review
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