The New Solar Home

Author : Rik DeGunther
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118051870

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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies by Rik DeGunther Pdf

Want to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you’re looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, Solar Power For Dummies takes the mystery out of this energy source and shows you how to put it to work for you! This friendly, hands-on guide is packed with tips for making your home more energy-efficient though solar power—and helping the planet at the same time. You’ll see how to survey your home to determine your current household energy efficiency and use, and evaluate where solar power would best benefit you. You’ll also calculate what the return on your investment will be before you make any decisions. Once you’ve decided on a project, you’ll see whether it’s best to hire a contractor or do it yourself. We leave no stone unturned—you’ll also discover how to: Choose and install your best solar system Handle small to large solar projects Heat and cool your house with solar energy Install exterior solar lighting Handle swimming pool, water heater, or ventilation solar projects Create greenhouses or solar rooms Build, buy, or sell a solar home Finance your solar investments Take advantage of tax rebates and incentives associated with solar power Avoid the worst solar mistakes Featuring ten of the easiest and cheapest do-it-yourself solar projects, Solar Power For Dummies is the fun and easy way to meet your energy needs with this clean power source!

Author : Bruce Anderson,Michael Riordan
Publisher : Brickhouse Publishing Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Solar energy
ISBN : UCSD:31822015283906

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The New Solar Home Book by Bruce Anderson,Michael Riordan Pdf

The New Solar Home Book has been for hundreds of thousands of readers the work that ushered in a new consciousness about how our culture uses and lives with energy. Provides the moral, philosophical, economic, and environmental rationale for solar energy.

Author : Dave Bonta,Stephen Snyder
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781423603900

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The New Solar Home by Dave Bonta,Stephen Snyder Pdf

Illustrates homes that are groundbreaking not only in their use of renewable energy but also in their commitment to recycling and repurposing materials used in construction and reducing the impact on the surrounding environment through sensitive building methods. This book offers details on how having a solar home can save money in the long run.

Author : Joel Davidson
Publisher : Aatec Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 0937948098

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The New Solar Electric Home by Joel Davidson Pdf

Author : Joseph Burdick,Philip Schmidt
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781612128252

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Install Your Own Solar Panels by Joseph Burdick,Philip Schmidt Pdf

Labor and related costs account for more than half of the price of the average home solar installation. But homeowners can save thousands of dollars with this user-friendly manual, which follows the same process professional contractors use. Through detailed directions and step-by-step photos, veteran solar installer Joseph Burdick and seasoned builder Philip Schmidt teach you how to determine the size, placement, and type of installation you’ll need. This comprehensive DIY guide covers everything from assembling rooftop racking or building a ground-mount structure to setting up the electrical connections and making a battery bank for off-grid systems.

Author : Everett M. Barber,Joe Provey
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781600852527

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Convert Your Home to Solar Energy by Everett M. Barber,Joe Provey Pdf

With the cost of heating oil and electricity fluctuating wildly, consumers are clamoring for information on alternative energy. This source book covers all the relevant technologies, including solar space and water heating as well as photovoltaic electricity.

Author : Martha Maeda
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781601383617

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How to Solar Power Your Home by Martha Maeda Pdf

Now more than ever, the question of economic and environmentally friendly energy sources has become a hot topic in almost every American home. With that in mind, more and more people are turning to alternatives such as solar power as a means of saving money and reducing their imprint on the environment. This nearly carbon neutral method comes with hefty tax rebates from the federal government and in states like California and New Jersey massive rebates from the state. More states are considering similar rebates and with a 3 to 8 year energy savings possible according to a recent report by the New York Times, it is an ideal solution for anyone looking to save money in the long term and help the planet immediately. This book will guide anyone interested in the process of installing and utilizing solar power for their home in the process of searching for, buying, or building their own solar power system. Learn how solar power and other alternative energy sources can help to save the world regardless of the cost and how you can start surveying your own energy use and efficiency. Learn how you can start making basic adjustments to become more efficient and how solar power can help you before you start any major projects. Learn what solar power requires, from cost and equipment to maintenance and preparation in certain times of the year. Learn how solar power works and how to start evaluating the potential of it for your building needs. Take the cost of installing solar power and learn how long it will take to make money back on your investment, including information on federal and state rebates that might affect you. Multiple individuals who have successfully installed solar power in their homes have been interviewed and their experiences included in this guide to help you learn what others go through and how they came out. Learn how the installation process works and how it can be done in your landscape, in small projects, for heating and purifying water, swimming pool heating, and other smaller projects. Learn about how individuals construct solar power systems on their own to save money and what is involved in a full PV system. Finally, learn how the market for green homes has made it possible to extract a huge return on investment from building or remodeling a home with solar power. For anyone who has ever considered solar power as a viable means to save money and the environment, this guide will help you get started right away.br> Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company presidentâe(tm)s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.

Author : Daniel D. Chiras
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781603580151

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The Solar House by Daniel D. Chiras Pdf

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.

Author : Lonny Grafman,Joshua Pearce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947112627

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To Catch the Sun by Lonny Grafman,Joshua Pearce Pdf

Author : Rik DeGunther
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470596784

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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies by Rik DeGunther Pdf

The bestselling alternative energy reference book in North America—now in an updated edition Want to take advantage of solar power in your home? Whether you’re looking to save on your energy costs by adding a few solar components or you want to build a solar-powered house from the ground up, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes the mystery out of this energy source and shows you how to put it to work for you! This new edition gives you hands-on tips and techniques for making your home more energy-efficient though solar power—and helping the planet at the same time. Plus, you’ll get all the latest information on changes to federal, state, and local regulations, laws, and tax incentives that seek to make solar-power adoption more feasible. Expanded coverage of the technology that underpins full-scale solar-power systems for the home New small- and mid-sized solar products, projects, and applications Rik DeGunther is a design engineer who started his own energy consulting firm Featuring ten of the easiest and cheapest DIY solar projects, Solar Power For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the fun and easy way to meet your energy needs with this clean power source!

Author : Andy Walker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118416549

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Solar Energy by Andy Walker Pdf

Solar Energy is an authoritative reference on the design of solar energy systems in building projects, with applications, operating principles, and simple tools for the construction, engineering, and design professional. The book simplifies the solar design and engineering process, providing sample documentation and special tools that provide all the information needed for the complete design of a solar energy system for buildings to enable mainstream MEP and design firms, and not just solar energy specialists, to meet the growing demand for solar energy systems in building projects.

Author : Dan Ramsey,David Hughes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : 9781592576432

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home by Dan Ramsey,David Hughes Pdf

Solar power (photovoltaics) is now a $1 billion industry, and it's poised to grow rapidly in the near future as more pressure is placed on limited fossil fuel resources and as advances in solar technology drive down the costs of residential solar systems. Twenty-six states now offer tax and utility credits to solar energy users, and the market for solar power products and services is expected to increase 25 to 40 percent each year over the next 20 years. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home, Second Edition, helps readers understand the basics of solar power and other renewable energy sources, explore whether solar power makes sense for them, what their options are, and what's involved with installing various on and off-grid systems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Solar houses
ISBN : UCSD:31822035686310

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New Solar Homes Partnership by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Kachadorian
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781603582407

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The Passive Solar House by James Kachadorian Pdf

Revised and Expanded Edition - Includes CD-ROM with Custom Design Software For the past ten years The Passive Solar House has offered proven techniques for building homes that heat and cool themselves, using readily available materials and methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourself homeowners. True to this innovative, straightforward approach, the new edition of this best-selling guide includes CSOL passive solar design software, making it easier than ever to heat your home with the power of the sun. Since The Passive Solar House was first published, passive solar construction expert James Kachadorian has perfected user-friendly, Windows-compatible software to supplement the design process explained in the book by allowing homeowners/designers to enter the specifications of their design and see how changing a variable will affect its energy efficiency. This is the building book for a world of climbing energy costs. Applicable to diverse regions, climates, budgets, and styles of architecture, Kachadorian's techniques translate the essentials of timeless solar design into practical wisdom for today's solar builders. Profiles of successful passive solar design, construction, and retrofit projects from readers of the first edition provide inspiration to first-time homebuilders and renovators alike.

Author : Bruce Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 188317810X

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The New Solar Home Book by Bruce Anderson Pdf

First published 15 years ago, this book simplifies a complex subject so that it is understandable to homeowners, architects, and students. It covers both the basic principles and the design implications of solar energy. Over 100 diagrams and drawings illustrate the fundamentals. Includes 45 pages of appendices.