CHOOSING
WINDOWS IN VERMONT-part1 .pdf
CHOOSING WINDOWS
IN VERMONT-part2 .pdf
Heat and energy calculations-DESIGN SOFTWARE
Energy-10 software page at NREL $60 for full time students (1/2 price with code in back of textbook? Chelsea01) Copy of Energy 10 loaded on laptop in my office.
UCLA
DESIGN PROGRAMS (FREE)
REM Design
Karen Walkerman, former student recommends:
RETScreen has a number of simple excel-based programs
for calculating PV, solar hot water and all sorts of renewable energy systems.
When opening the files may sure to click "enable macros", otherwise
the calculations won't work. The PV and solar hot water files include databases
of manufacturer's and products...
http://www.retscreen.net/ang/t_software.php
eQuest is a high level energy modeling tool. It has some easy-to-use
wizards and a high-level detailed edit mode.
http://www.doe2.com/equest/
ENERGY WORKSHEETS
from The Passive Solar House book-kachadorian
Ira Marvin's excel spreadsheet version of kachadorian-revised by Dan Beideck
Kachadorian worksheets (PDF 8.6MB)
Kachadorian worksheets (JPG 50-100KB each)
Data sheets needed for worksheets (pdf)
Data sheets in jpg format
Appendix 2:Solar intensity and solar heat gain factors
Appendix 3: Thermal properties of typical building and insulation materials
Appendix 4: North Latitude outside winter design temps
Appendix 5: Average monthly and yearly Degree days
Appendix 6; mean percentage possible sunshine
Appendix 7: Isogonic chart (magnetic declination)
Homework,
Heat calculations using Energy 10, Kachadorian spreadsheet, or other computer program. Kachadorian is on reserve at library if you need it.
Continue working on sketches
of your project overall plan by hand or by CAD. finish 6 drawings by Nov. 1:
1) Front elevation
2) Rear elevation
3 & 4) Side elevations (East and West sides)
Please include outside dimensions.
5) Floor plan (usually shown as a top view)
6) Isometric or oblique view of exterior, which means from the corner so you
can see the roof and two sides. Easy in 3D CAD, or using 2D isometric grid in
CAD. By hand, get some isometric paper, which makes it easy.
7) Optional: Perspective artistic rendering
Finish the book if you haven't already.
