Energy Resources and Conservation Related to Built Environment

Volume One

Preface

Part I-Design Studies

An Energy Conscious Design Methodology for Townhouses

An Energy Responsive Residential Building Design for Florida: A Case Study of the Award Winning Design Developed for the First Passive Residential Design Competition Sponsored by the Florida Solar Energy Center

The Development of Basic Language Computer Programs to Assist in the Design of Energy Efficient Residences

The Use of Composite Components for Structural Framing in Low Energy Houses in Sweden

Optimal Control Strategies for Residential HVAC Systems

Energy and Physical Planning Related to Housing in the Netherlands

Issues in the State and Local Government Implementation of Federal Energy Performance Standards for New Buildings

Low Energy Technology for Low Cost Housing in Developing Countries

Aesthetic Implications of Energy Conscious Design on Housing

Basis of the Thermal Requirements for Buildings

Form and Structure of Spatial and Energy Distributions: The Search for Congenial Patterns

A Critical View of Perimeter Radiation

Climatic Determinants in Campus Design

Tests on Rectangular Mild Steel Plate With A Circular Home

An Improved Root Cellar

Methodology for Low-Cost Housing Design Including New Energy-Saving Concepts

Infiltration Research in Finland

Construction Type and Insulation System vs. Energy Demand and Consumption

Organizing the Process for Energy-Efficient Building Design

Degrees of Discomfort and Proposed EBTR Program

Part II-Energy Conservation Studies

Water/Energy Conservation for Building Management and Maintenance

Building Site Selection to Conserve Energy By Optimizing Topoclimatic Benefits

A Planning Methodology for A Regional Energy Conservation Program

Energy Conservation and Thermal Comfort Factors Involved in Window Design in A Hot Humid Climate

Design and Guidelines for Energy Conservation in New Construction In Campinas, Brazil - A Semitropical Region

Energy Auditing and Conservation for Public Buildings

Regulating Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings: The Massachusetts Lighting Power Code Project

Seasonal Efficiency Of A Boiler

Using Power Factor Correcting Capacitors To Save Energy

Energy Conservation and Vernacular Architecture

Aerated Concrete - How It Conserves Energy

Energy Conservation in Domestic Water Heating

A Residential Location Planning Model for Fuel Conservation In Urban Automobile Transportation

Energy Conservation By Resource Recovery and Re-Use In Solid Waste Management

Energy Saving and Management In Buildings

Minimizing Energy In Housing of Lower and Middle Income People

A Building System for Energy and Material Conservation

The Past, Present, and Future Trend of Energy Savings In The Non-Metallic Minerals Based Industry

Thermal Properties of Sulphur Infiltrated Lime and Gypsum Mortars

Part III-Alternative Energy Studies

Small Scale Tidal Energy Consumption

Safe And Warm Wood Heat

Wind Energy In The Supply of Heating and Hot Water to the Build Environment

Methane Recovery and Utilization From Sanitary Landfills

Optimal Design of Hybrid Energy Systems for Small Power Generation

Cogeneration Studies Utilizing A Gas Turbine at the Rochester Institute of Technology

Underground Storage Alternatives for Energy

Volume Two

Preface

Part IV-Case Studies Energy & Design

Preliminary Results of the Modular Retrofit Experiment: Tests of the House Doctor Concept by New Jersey's Gas Utilities

Results of the Application of the Hittman Methodology to the City of Boulder

Student-Performed Energy Audits: Three Case Studies

The Energy Performance of New Zealand's Built Environment

The Process and Application of Designing Integrated Energy Systems for Arid Areas of the Middle East

Integration of Sky Vault Cooling in a 115 M2 Owner-Built Residence In North Central Texas

Energy Conservation In Tropical Housing: An Indian Context

Design Of Built Environment to minimize Its Energy Demands in the Hot-Arid Areas, Potentiality of Solar Energy and Its Impact on Housing Production Will Be Emphasized

The Concept of The Arkansas Story House

Development of Wooden Laminated Airfoils

Home Weatherization in Detroit: Policy and Implementation

Design of Built Environment to Minimize Its Energy Demands

Manipulation of Residential Internal Heat Generation for Energy Conservation in A Semi-Tropical Environment

Part V-Solar Energy Related Studies

Solar Townhouse Analysis and Design

Remodeling for Passive Solar: Performance of An Add-On Solar Greenhouse

Adaptive Reuse In the Inner City Soulard Solar Townhouses

An Integrated Solar System for Residential Builders in Arid Areas

Using Soil and Foundation Structures As Heat Collectors and Thermal Storage in Solar Energy Systems

Modelling for Solar Cooled Building System in Saudi Arabian Gulf

Performance of A Partially Autonomous Solar Greenhouse-Residence

Vertical Solar Louvers: A Versatile Solar Storage and Tempering System

Evaluation of the Design of A Solar-Assisted Heat-Pump System for the Thermal Control of A Dual-Zone Building

Mathematical Model for Estimating Effectiveness and Economic Parameters of Passive Solar Window Insulation Materials

A Passive Integrated Solar Dwelling Design

Experimental Results On Conventional Solar Distillation in Brasil

The Impact of Solar Energy on Canada's Housing Market

Experiences With Solar Energy Using Reflective Surfaces and Solar Lenses

Thermal Performance of Vinyl Covered Fiberglass Solar Screens

The Sun Machines tm: Powerful New Tools for Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Solar Site and Building Potential

The Marketing Mix for Solar Housing

A Simplified Procedure for the Use of Solar Energy In Complying With the Colorado Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Buildings

Community Solar Plan Model

An Experience With Solar Energy in David, Panama: From Failure to Success

Prediction of the Indoor Temperatures and Its Effect on Design in Passive Solar Buildings

Part VI-General Studies On Design & Energy

Building and Marketing Energy Conserving Homes in 1980

Non-Grain Ethyl Alcohol Process

Durox/Galsilox-Gasconcrete for Advanced Building

Cases Concept Applied To Norfolk Naval Base

Florida Retrofit Options

Increased Energy Savings In Buildings Through an Integrated Approach to Design/Construction

Energy Planning for Developing World Cities: Opportunities in Integrated Approaches to Urban Infrastructure, Light-Industry, Commerce, and Building

Ecosystem Concept in Residential Land Use and Building Projects

Building Underground As Energy Alternatives

Private Industry and Wind Energy Conversion

Potential Effects and Administrative Feasibility of Energy Conservation Standards for Existing Homes

Economic and Institutional Considerations for Integrating Solar Technologies With Community Energy Systems

A New Solar Energy Concentration System With Stationary Collector, Employing A Large Fixed Spherical Mirror Corrected By A Small Movable Focusing Reflector, Suitable for Comfort Cooling In The Tropics

Cost Comparison of the Energy Produced by the Solar and Hydroelectric Power Plants

The Proper Plot and House Proportions and Orientations for Latitude 30 to 36°

Design of Built Environment to Minimize Its Energy Demand (Pedestrian Oriented Layout for the Energy Conservation)

Industrialization of Production in Housing

Integrated Planning for Systematised Energy Networks for Madras

Siting of Building Blocks and Energy Conservation

Romanian Passive Solar Heating Systems

India's Energy Resources & Conservation Related to Built Environment

Design of Sma11-Capacity Biogas Plants - Engineering Aspects