Passive Solar Design for New Mexico

Syllabus

• Basics
  • General Idea
  • Some History
  • Basic Energy Concepts
  • Basic Energy Units
  • Characteristics of the solar resource
• Passive Solar Guidelines
  • Window sizing
  • Thermal mass sizing
  • Surface Coloring
  • Insulation values
  • Layout
  • Obstructions
  • Shielding
  • Air Leakage
• Types of Solar Buildings
  • Direct Gain
  • Trombe and Water Walls
  • Convective Loop
  • Roof Ponds
  • Attached Greenhouse
• Heating Loads
  • Degree days
  • Design temperatures
  • Calculating loads
• Modern window technology
• Talks by New Mexico Designers/Buildings
  • Karlis Viceps
  • Mark Chalom (adobe specialist)
  • Anne Dunning
• The Los Alamos School
  • Solar Load Ratio Method (monthly)
  • Load Collector Ratio Method (annual)
  • Cost minimization guidelines
  • Diurnal/Hexaurnal Thermal Mass sizing
  • Air Flow
  • Energy-10
• Supplementary Heating
• Classic Designs