Solar House
1st Edition
Published on 16. May 2012
240 pages
978-1-136-36602-4 (ISBN)
Description
Covering the full life span of the project, from siting issues through specific design features to maintenance of the property and equipment, this is a comprehensive guide to designing, planning and building a solar house.
The author uses his experience of living in a solar house to inform the reader of the technology and practices needed for the design, operation and maintenance of the solar home. Each of the technologies of the house, such as space heating and cooling, domestic hot water and electric power technologies, are critiqued from the point of view of the owner/resident, with the author using his thirty years experience of living in a solar home. This provides home owners who are thinking of going solar with first hand evidence of best practice, and provides the architect and designer with the knowledge of how to best satisfy their clients needs.
The author uses his experience of living in a solar house to inform the reader of the technology and practices needed for the design, operation and maintenance of the solar home. Each of the technologies of the house, such as space heating and cooling, domestic hot water and electric power technologies, are critiqued from the point of view of the owner/resident, with the author using his thirty years experience of living in a solar home. This provides home owners who are thinking of going solar with first hand evidence of best practice, and provides the architect and designer with the knowledge of how to best satisfy their clients needs.
Reviews / Votes
'The book that [Terry Galloway] has written is rich in details and science, yet it always maintains an easy, personable nature'From the Foreword by Gary Gerber
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
6,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-36602-4 (9781136366024)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
07/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
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02/2004
1st Edition
Architectural Press
€70.66
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Person
Terry Galloway
Content
Chapter 1 Goal of this Guide; Chapter 2 Site Location; Chapter 3 Thermal Mass - Heated by Solar and Ground-Coupled; Chapter 4 Attached Greenhouse Passive Heating; Chapter 5 Domestic Hot Water; Chapter 6 Combined DHW and Swimming Pool Heating; Chapter 7 Space Heating; Chapter 8 Space Cooling; Chapter 9 PV Electric Power; Chapter 10 Annual Energy Use; Chapter 11 Maintenance Saves Money; Chapter 12 Payback Economics; Chapter 13 Thermal Performance Monitoring and Control; Chapter 14 Solar Energy Future Options;
