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Books : The Solar House: Passive Heating and CoolingIn association with Amazon.comby: Daniel D. Chiras  List Price: $29.95 Amazon.com's Price: $19.77 You Save: $10.18 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 697.78 EAN: 9781931498128 ISBN: 1931498121 Label: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: October 01, 2002 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Studio: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Sales Rank: 29016 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. In "The Solar House," 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 erros and shows how to avoid them. More importantly, Chiras explains in methodical detail how today’s home builders can succeed with solar designs. Readers will learn: - How to select a cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly backup heating system. - how to preserve indoor air quality in an airtight, energy-efficient home. - ways of employing green building materials in a naturally conditioned home. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Gives more detail than other booksI've read many other green building books. What I liked about this one was that it really goes into the nuts and bolts more - it give more detail than other books including some of Dan Chiras's other books - which I guess makes sense since it is about a limited area/topic. Rating:  - A Great Reference for buildingThis 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. Rating: - Good overview of passive solar designsEveryone I talked to stated this as the first book someone should read to come up to speed on passive solar designs. And it is a good overview. But only an overview, providing lots of concept and a few "rules of thumb" only. Taken for what it is, this is a very good introduction to passive solar concepts. You'll have to look elsewhere for more detailed information if you plan to participate in the design phase of a passive solar building, or to learn enough to evaluate another's design. There ... Read More Rating: - Amazing book - quite possibly the BEST on solar buildingMy copy of this book is a mess. It has highlighting and notes all throughout the pages and looks well worn even though I've only had the book for a year. When the time came to do some studying on solar design, this was the book that was recommended to me. And for good reason - it packs a wallop and provides SO MUCH great information in its pages. At the time I got the book I was somewhat of a novice to solar building and was concerned that the book would have too much jargon or concepts ... Read More Rating: - The Solar House: Passive Heating & CoolingThis book is excellent and received in great condition. Thank you. - jac Browse for similar items by category:
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