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Summary report on the Solar Consumer Assurance Network (SOLCAN) Program Planning Task in the southern region

Description: The goal of the SOLCAN Program Planning Task is to assist in the development, at the state and local levels, of consumer assurance approaches that will support the accelerated adoption and effective use of new products promoted by government incentives to consumers to meet our nation's energy needs. The task includes state-conducted evaluations and state SOLCAN meetings to identify consumer assurance mechanisms, assess their effectiveness, and identify and describe alternative means for st… more
Date: March 15, 1981
Creator: Browne, M. B.
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Rosewood Plantation project: a summary report

Description: Rosewood Plantation, a multifamily condominium development located in north Atlanta, Georgia combined various energy conserving and passive solar features. Interviews with both the project architect and the developer to get their views on the condominium project in retrospect, to gain a sense of their plans to apply energy conservation and passive solar techniques to other developments, and to discuss their views of the market for passive solar in multifamily developments are summarized. Includ… more
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Porter, C. B.
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Performance study of a thermal-envelope house: Phase II. Cooling performance. Final report

Description: The thermal envelope house is shown to perform much better than conventional houses without mechanical refrigeration and better than one would expect from most passively cooled houses in the hot-humid climate of Georgia. Peak temperatures inside the house were 8 to 15/sup 0/F below peak ambient temperatures. Peak inside temperature measured during the test period was 80/sup 0/F with an outside ambient peak of 93/sup 0/F. Air flow rates within the envelope were less than 1 ft/sec even when the a… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Akridge, J. M. & Benton, C. C.
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Houston, Texas design/build house. Case study report

Description: The task activities relating to the Houston house, including problems, constructive comments, and successes, are described. Included in appendices are: cost data, methodology for ranking cities, house information sheet, thermal performance analysis, architectural information release, press releases and news clippings, and house pictures. One appendix was abstracted separately. (MHR)
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Borden, J. O. & Porter, C. B.
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Economic Recovery Act of 1981 and tax policies for commercial solar-energy applications

Description: Key tax policies relevant to commercial solar energy applications are outlined. Included are certain changes in depreciation rules and small business federal income tax percentages that were part of the recently enacted Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. Also, the regulations for business investment and energy tax credits are explained. An example of the effects of the new depreciation schedule on a solar industrial process heat system is given.
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Ball, D. E.
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Site selection and preliminary evaluation of potential solar-industrial-process-heat applications for federal buildings in Texas

Description: The potential for solr process heat applications for federal buildings in Texas is assessed. The three sites considered are Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock; Fort Bliss, El Paso; and Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene. The application at Lubbock is an electroplating and descaling facility for aircraft maintenance. The one at El Paso is a laundry facility. The Abilene system would use solar heat to preheat boiler feedwater makeup for the base hospital boiler plant. The Lubbock site is found to be the mo… more
Date: September 30, 1980
Creator: Branz, Michael A.
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Houston design/build workshop for passive solar homes: summary

Description: The workshop is briefly described and evaluated. Evaluation forms completed by 20 of the 50 attendees are given as well as the analysis of the data they provide. Conclusions are drawn regarding the program, speakers, site, communication materials, and professional identification of the attendees (as architects, builders, etc.). (LEW)
Date: October 1, 1981
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Summary of proceedings: Oklahoma and Texas wind energy forum, April 2-3, 1981

Description: The Wind Energy Forum for Oklahoma and Texas was held at the Amarillo Quality Inn in Amarillo, Texas on April 2-3, 1981. Its purpose was to bring together the diverse groups involved in wind energy development in the Oklahoma and Texas region to explore the future commercial potential and current barriers to achieving this potential. Major topics of discussion included utility interconnection of wind machines and the buy-back rate for excess power, wind system reliability and maintenance concer… more
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Nelson, S. C. & Ball, D. E.
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Rosewood Plantation project: report to unit owners

Description: Rosewood Plantation, a multifamily condominium development located in north Atlanta, Georgia combines various energy conserving and passive solar features. The average energy consumption is given for 24 units in Btu/DD/ft/sup 2/. Floor plans, plot plan, front elevation, and photographs are shown. (MHR)
Date: February 1, 1982
Creator: Porter, C. B.
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Fundamentals of solar access

Description: The following aspects of solar access are discussed: solar geometry, topography, orientation, trees and vegetation, design options, and legal questions. (MHR)
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Levin, M.
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Development of residential-conservation-survey methodology for the US Air Force. Interim report. Task two

Description: A US Air Force (USAF) Residential Energy Conservation Methodology was developed to compare USAF needs and available data to the procedures of the Residential Conservation Service (RCS) program as developed for general use by utility companies serving civilian customers. Attention was given to the data implications related to group housing, climatic data requirements, life-cycle cost analysis, energy saving modifications beyond those covered by RCS, and methods for utilizing existing energy cons… more
Date: November 13, 1981
Creator: Abrams, D. W.; Hartman, T. L. & Lau, A. S.
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Passive-design concepts applied to multifamily construction, Chesapeake, Virginia. Final report

Description: The design and technical assistance process for multifamily development in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia areas is documented. The energy-related alternatives considered and the process of evaluating them, site planning, building design, and thermal performance analyses are included. The project was conducted in cooperation with the local building community to achieve effective technology transfer. (MHR)
Date: January 1, 1981
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Economic feasibility of solar-thermal industrial applications and selected case studies

Description: The economic feasibility is assessed of utilizing solar energy to augment an existing fossil fuel system to generate industrial process heat. Several case studies in the textile and food processing industries in the southern United States were analyzed. Sensitivity analyses were performed, and comparisons illustrating the effects of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 were made. The economic desirability of the proposed solar systems varied with the type of system selected, location of the fa… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Montelione, A.; Boyd, D. & Branz, M.
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Alternative fuels study: point-of-use component

Description: The purpose of the concept paper is to outline a possible approach to conducting the point-of-use component of the Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) study of alternative fuels. Alternative measures for point-of-use application (specifically for the residential sector) would include conservation, solar space conditioning and water heating, and heat pumps. An outline is presented of analytical and field work that will provide information on parameters affecting users, the utility, and t… more
Date: December 28, 1981
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Solar-collector test report

Description: Activities to evaluate the commercial readiness and potential of an all plastic solar hot water collector are summarized. The results of tests at the Florida Solar Energy Center are reported. The collector is described and data are given including the efficiency curve, incident angle modifier, raw test data, and the results of static tests. A meeting is also described which was called to obtain an outside evaluation of the collector and recommendations as to future activities. It was agreed tha… more
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Stoney, W. E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modifications to the FCHART/SLR version 2. 0 program

Description: A number of errors have been detected in the FCHART/SLR computer code as it pertains to the thermal performance of passive solar energy systems. Along with minor coding changes, major revisions in the code have been made to improve the computer models used to predict the effects of overhangs on incident solar radiation and the radiation absorbed in attached sunspaces. Modifications to the code were also made to improve the handling of mullions and to reduce the effort required to describe the p… more
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Hill, J. M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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