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Passive-solar house with ingenious under-floor heat bank.
- Source :
- Popular Science; Apr82, Vol. 220 Issue 4, p88-158, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 1982
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Abstract
- The article discusses the creation of the passive-solar house in New Mexico. It was made by architect Mark Jones and solar engineer Scott Morris. Highlights of the house's construction is provided. Its passive solar heating system has been found that it delivered a 100% of the heat needed for house and did so with a temperature swing of only 4.2 degrees Fahrenheit. It describes that it was designed in Southwest style, but consist of framed walls.
- Subjects :
- SOLAR house design & construction
ARCHITECTS
SOLAR heating
ARCHITECTURAL design
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01617370
- Volume :
- 220
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Popular Science
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 43443495