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Solar House : Passive Heating and Cooling by Daniel D. Chiras 2nd Printing
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- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalize
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN-10
1931498121
ISBN-13
9781931498128
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2373956
Product Key Features
Book Title
Solar House : Passive Heating and Cooling
Number of Pages
286 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Buildings / Residential, Remodeling & Renovation, Sustainability & Green Design, Construction / Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
House & Home, Technology & Engineering, Architecture
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-031482
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
697/.78
Table Of Content
Introduction : achieving comfort in any climate 1. Fundamentals of integrated passive design 2. Energy-efficient design and construction 3. Passive solar heating : region-specific design 4. Supplying back-up heat sustainably 5. Passive solar heating : region-specific design 6. Supplying back-up heat sustainably 7. Passive cooling: region-specific design 8. Health matters : optimum air quality in passively conditioned homes 9. Designing a passively conditioned home and assessing its performance 10. Going solar? Why not go all the way? Appendix : mean percentage of possible sunshine
Synopsis
Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The Natural House, brings those principles up to date for a new generation of solar enthusiasts. The techniques required to heat and cool a building passively have been used for thousands of years. Early societies such as the Native American Anasazis and the ancient Greeks perfected designs that effectively exploited these natural processes. The Greeks considered anyone who didn't use passive solar to heat a home to be a barbarian In the United States, passive solar architecture experienced a major resurgence of interest in the 1970s in response to crippling oil embargoes. With grand enthusiasm but with scant knowledge (and sometimes little common sense), architects and builders created a wide variety of solar homes. Some worked pretty well, but looked more like laboratories than houses. Others performed poorly, overheating in the summer because of excessive or misplaced windows and skylights, and growing chilly in the colder months because of insufficient thermal mass and insulation and poor siting. In The Solar House, Dan Chiras sets the record straight on the vast potential for passive heating and cooling. Acknowledging the good intentions of misguided solar designers in the past, he highlights certain egregious--and entirely avoidable--errors. More importantly, Chiras explains in methodical detail how today's home builders can succeed with solar designs. Now that energy efficiency measures including higher levels of insulation and multi-layered glazing have become standard, it is easier than ever before to create a comfortable and affordable passive solar house that will provide year-round comfort in any climate. Moreover, since modern building materials and airtight construction methods sometimes result in air-quality and even toxicity problems, Chiras explains state-of-the-art ventilation and filtering techniques that complement the ancient solar strategies of thermal mass and daylighting. Chiras also explains the new diagnostic aids available in printed worksheet or software formats, allowing readers to generate their own design schemes., Shows the vast potential for passive heating and cooling and explains in methodical detail how today's home builders can succeed with solar designs., Passive solar heating and passive cooling--approaches known as natural conditioning--provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Now Dan Chiras, author of the popular book The Natural House, brings those principles up to date for a new generation of solar enthusiasts. The techniques required to heat and cool a building passively have been used for thousands of years. Early societies such as the Native American Anasazis and the ancient Greeks perfected designs that effectively exploited these natural processes. The Greeks considered anyone who didn't use passive solar to heat a home to be a barbarian! In the United States, passive solar architecture experienced a major resurgence of interest in the 1970s in response to crippling oil embargoes. With grand enthusiasm but with scant knowledge (and sometimes little common sense), architects and builders created a wide variety of solar homes. Some worked pretty well, but looked more like laboratories than houses. Others performed poorly, overheating in the summer because of excessive or misplaced windows and skylights, and growing chilly in the colder months because of insufficient thermal mass and insulation and poor siting. In The Solar House, Dan Chiras sets the record straight on the vast potential for passive heating and cooling. Acknowledging the good intentions of misguided solar designers in the past, he highlights certain egregious--and entirely avoidable--errors. More importantly, Chiras explains in methodical detail how today's home builders can succeed with solar designs. Now that energy efficiency measures including higher levels of insulation and multi-layered glazing have become standard, it is easier than ever before to create a comfortable and affordable passive solar house that will provide year-round comfort in any climate. Moreover, since modern building materials and airtight construction methods sometimes result in air-quality and even toxicity problems, Chiras explains state-of-the-art ventilation and filtering techniques that complement the ancient solar strategies of thermal mass and daylighting. Chiras also explains the new diagnostic aids available in printed worksheet or software formats, allowing readers to generate their own design schemes.
LC Classification Number
TH7414
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- d***a (502)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook was in condition described and appeared as depicted in listing photos. For a $20 out of print book, I appreciate that it was well packed in 2 waterproof layers (wrapped in bubble wrap and sent in a bubbler mailer). Item was mailed immediately. Fair price. Recommended seller.
- l***g (839)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat packaging. Sent out instantly. Arrived very quickly. Book is in mint condition. Even better than described. Highest rating for this exceptional eBay seller. Buy with complete confidence! A+++!
- 8***2 (13)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrived as described, in overall good condition with some light wear from age. Item was shipped promptly and arrived in a reinforced, waterproofed envelope within a flat-rate package.