The builder's guide to solar construction /
Rick Schwolsky and James I. Williams
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1982
- vi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Part I: Basic principles of solar construction -- What's different about solar construction -- Heat in buildings -- Moisture and air quality in tight construction -- Climate and site -- Passive solar heating and cooling -- Solar water heating -- Part II: Materials, details, and techniques of solar construction -- The phases of solar construction -- Sitework and foundations -- The insulated building shell -- Doors, windows, and glazings -- HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and solar DHW -- Interior finishes and special construction.
This book is about homebuilding is written for all the people it takes to put a home together. It is called from my own experiences as an architect,builder, teacher, student, and personal observations and conversations with every building trade.