Contents

Preface

1 LET NATURE HEAT YOUR HOME

2 THE PASSIVE SOLAR CONCEPT

3 THE SOLAR SLAB AND BASIC SOLAR DESIGN

4 INSULATION, VENTING, AND FRESH AIR

5 BASIC LAYOUTS AND FLOOR PLANS

6 HOW TO DO THE SOLAR DESIGN CALCULATIONS

7 THE FOUNDATION PLAN, AND BACKUP HEATING AND COOLING

8 A SIDEHILL VARIATION, AND SOLAR DESIGN WORKSHEETS

9 SUNSPACES AND SPECIAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

10 INTERIOR DESIGN FOR YEAR-ROUND COMFORT
     (by Cornelia C. Kachadorian)

11 THREE PROJECTS

12 USING THE CSOL COMPUTER PROGRAM

APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1

Solar Design Worksheets

APPENDIX 2

Solar Intensity and Solar Heat Gain Factors for 16 to 64 degrees North Latitude

APPENDIX 3

Thermal Properties of Typical Building and Insulating Materials (Design Values)

APPENDIX 4

North Latitude, Elevation, and Outside Winter Design Temperatures for Selected Cities in the U.S. and Canada

APPENDIX 5

Average Monthly and Yearly Degree Days for Cities in the U.S. and Canada

APPENDIX 6

Mean Percentage of Possible Sunshine for Selected Cities in the U.S. and Canada

APPENDIX 7

Isogonic Chart (Magnetic Declination)