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Advances In Passive Cooling (Buildings, Energy and Solar Technology Series)
Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2007
* Provides a comprehensive update on the state-of-the-art of passive cooling technology, authored by a global team of experts * Covers the different techniques available in a style accessible to architecture and engineering professionals and students * Presents essential information on the technologies increasingly considered as the best ...
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The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling
Daniel D. Chiras
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2002
A Great Reference for building
This book covers much more than Solar Energy by including many energy saving features to build into a house. I bought a copy for both my Architech and General Contractor.
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The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Design
Edward Mazria
Rodale Pr, 1979
Down to earth, practical methodology book
From a number of books I have been reading on passive energy topics, Mazria's small book is the most concrete, understandable and organized. I designed my home using the book and the forecasted energy compsumption matched the calculations!
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The Building Environment: Active and Passive Control Systems
Vaughn Bradshaw
Wiley, 2006
An excellent book crammed with information
Mr Bradshaw does an excellent job in presenting an enormous amount of information in a very clear manner. It is an overview, yet it gives very detailed information. It is aimed at architectural students, which I am not, but I needed information and this has helped ...
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Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects
Norbert Lechner
Wiley, 2008
Great Book
Very informative and easy to read. I picked this book up to study for my Architect's License Exam and found it to be a very well rounded book. There are lots of good ideas for saving energy and good practices for building orientation and construction. There are also ...
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The Passive Solar House (Real Goods Independent Living Books)
James Kachadorian
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1997
Great reference and... IT WORKS!
My father found this book and used it, in the Southwest, to design his passive solar heating/cooling system. I am in the process of doing the same. In the winter he needs only a few cords of pine to heat a large 2 story house and in the summer, while I swelter in an ...
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The Simply Solar House: Green Building on a Budget
Richard Crume, Yoko Crume
Counterbalance Books, 2007
Reviews from Back Cover
"Anyone with an interest in constructing a solar, energy-efficient home can learn the basics from this book, even with little prior technical knowledge or home building experience. The timing for this impressive resource couldn't be better."
Regina Johnson, Editor, ...
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Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home
James Kachadorian
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006
A must read for understanding passive solar
This book is a near soup-to-nuts presentation of James Kachadorian's patented passive solar design. The patent had expired when the author released this book. While his design may not be suitable all climates, the book covers the design with a pretty good look at the ...
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Thermal Analysis and Design of Passive Solar Buildings
A. K. Athienitis, Mat Santamouris
Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2002
Passive solar design techniques are becoming increasingly important in building design. This design reference book takes the building engineer or physicist step-by-step through the thermal analysis and design of passive solar buildings. In particular it emphasizes two important topics: the maximum utilization of available solar energy and thermal ...
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Climatic Design: Energy-Efficient Building Principles and Practices
Donald Watson, Kenneth Labs
Mcgraw-Hill (Tx), 1983
An updated paperback re-issue of the guide to energy-efficient building design based on local climate. Table of Contents--Introduction; Part I: Principles (1) Heat and People; (2) Comfort and Indoor Climate; (3) Strategies of Climate Control; (4) Promote Solar Gain; (5) Minimize Conductive Heat Flow; (6) Minimize Infiltration; (7) Minimize Solar ...
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Passive Cooling of Buildings
Earthscan Publications Ltd., 1996
"... valuable source for builders, designers, especially those involved in building energy efficiency, indoor air motion or buildings physics generally" -- ENERGY AND BUILDINGS Energy use in buildings in the EU represents about 40% of the total annual energy consumption. With greater awareness of the need to reduce energy consumption comes a ...
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Affordable Passive Solar Homes : Low-Cost, Compact Designs
Richard L. Crowther
SciTech Pub. Co, 1984
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Passive Solar Energy: The Homeowner's Guide to Natural Heating and Cooling
Bruce Anderson, Malcolm Wells
Brickhouse Pub. Co., 1996
It is easy to think of harvesting solar energy as a highly technical system involving wiring and plumbing and high-tech gadgets and gizmos you'd need an engineer to design and set up (and operate!). But really, every time you walk outside on a sunny day and every time you realize that the rooms on the south side of your home tend to get ...
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Passive Solar Buildings (Solar Heat Technologies)
The MIT Press, 1992
This companion to Passive Cooling and Solar Building Architecture (volumes 8 and 9) describes developments in passive solar technology that will save time, energy, and resources in planning for the buildings of the future. It is filled with tips and useful research for architects and designers and includes three substantial chapters on general ...
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Solar Heating and Cooling: Active and Passive Design
Kreith&kre
Taylor & Francis, 1982
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