Read The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling

Daniel D. Chiras

4.9/5 (16133 ratings)

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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling. To get started finding The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1603580158

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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling. To get started finding The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling

More Books

Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future

Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future

Environmental Science by Daniel D. Chiras (2012-02-15)

Environmental Science by Daniel D. Chiras (2012-02-15)

[(Environmental Science)] [Author: Daniel D. Chiras] published on (November, 2014)

[(Environmental Science)] [Author: Daniel D. Chiras] published on (November, 2014)

Environmental Science: Action for a Sustainable Future

Environmental Science: Action for a Sustainable Future

Custom Enrichment Module: Essential Study Skills for Science Students

Custom Enrichment Module: Essential Study Skills for Science Students

Environmental Science: A Time for Decision-making by Daniel D. Chiras (1985-02-03)

Environmental Science: A Time for Decision-making by Daniel D. Chiras (1985-02-03)

[The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling] [By: Daniel D. Chiras] [October, 2002]

[The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling] [By: Daniel D. Chiras] [October, 2002]

The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence from Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 3)

The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence from Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 3)