Book: The Passive Solar House (Kachadorian)

Received the "Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home" (revised and expanded edition) by James Kachadorian. It is written from the perspective of house design for the USA and Canada. However, the key principles are applicable globally. The table of contents is as follows:

Preface

1. Let Nature Heat Your Home
2. The Passive Solar Concept
3. The Solar Slab and Basic Solar Design
4. Insulation, Venting, and Fresh Air
5. Basic Layouts and Floor Plans
6. How to Do the Solar Design Calculations
7. The Foundation Plan, and Backup Heating and Cooling
8. A Sidehill Variation, and Solar Design Worksheets
9. Sunspaces and Special Design Considerations
10. Interior Design for Year-Round Comfort (by Cornelia C. Kachadorian)
11. Three Projects
12. Using the CSOL Computer Program

Appendices

Appendix 1. Solar Design Worksheets
Appendix 2. Solar Intensity and Solar Heat Gain Factors for 16 to 64 Degrees North Latitude
Appendix 3. Thermal Properties of Typical Building and Insulating Materials (Design Values)
Appendix 4. North Latitude, Elevation, and Outside Winter Design Temperatures for Selected Cities in the U.S. and Canada
Appendix 5. Average Monthly and Yearly Degree Days for Cities in the U.S. and Canada
Appendix 6. Mean Percentage of Possible Sunshine for Selected Cities in the U.S. and Canada
Appendix 7. Isogonic Chart (Magnetic Declination)

Index

The book comes with a CD-ROM containing the CSOL and a photographic tour of Passive Solar Homes.

"Passive Solar House" is available from Amazon.com.