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Peer reviewedCollins, Carol – Science Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Energy, Heat, Heating, Physics
Modern Schools, 1974
Solar energy is ideal for supplemental applications with electric heating systems. Looks at what the National Science Foundation, in conjunction with major manufacturers, is doing about solar power for school systems. (Author)
Descriptors: Electricity, Experiments, Heating, School Districts
American School and University, 1980
The latest development in solar energy is a four-acre pond planned for Clark College in Vancouver (Washington). Filled with brine, it will serve both as collector and heat storage tank for the entire campus. (Author)
Descriptors: Heat Recovery, Heating, Solar Radiation, Two Year Colleges
American School and University, 1977
The Alumni House Conference Center is a working example of how to use and conserve energy. The solar system is expected to provide at least a third of the building's heat in the coldest months. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Heat Recovery, Heating, Higher Education
Ring, Susan – American School and University, 1978
The solar heating system at St. Charles High School in Illinois, will be completed in January and is expected to fulfill between 40 and 80 percent of the building's heating requirements. (Author/ MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Design, Heating, Secondary Education
Missouri State Dept. of Natural Resources, Jefferson City. – 1979
This booklet is intended to address questions most frequently asked about solar energy. It provides basic information and a starting point for prospective solar energy users. Information includes discussion of solar space heating, solar water heating, and solar greenhouses. (Author/RE)
Descriptors: Electricity, Energy, Facilities, Facility Improvement
Download full textDawson, Joe – 1976
Presented are guidelines for buying solar systems for the individual consumer. This is intended to help the consumer reduce many of the risks associated with the purchase of solar systems, particularly the risks of fraud and deception. Engineering terms associated with solar technology are presented and described to enable the consumer to discuss…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Energy, Fuel Consumption, Heating
Peer reviewedSmith, B. E. – Physics Education, 1978
A review of the technology and uses of solar energy for heating, cooling, and power production is given. (MDR)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Energy, Energy Conservation, Heating
Meyer, Edwin C. – Industrial Education, 1978
Industrial arts students at Litchfield (Minnesota) High School designed and built a solar furnace for research and experimentation and to help heat the industrial arts department. A teacher describes the construction process and materials and the temperature record keeping by the physics classes. Student and community interest has been high. (MF)
Descriptors: Construction (Process), Heating, Industrial Arts, School Shops
O'Hair, John H. – Consulting Engineer, 1975
An overview of solar energy proves that a practical heating and domestic hot water solar system can be built utilizing off-the-shelf equipment at a relatively low cost. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Energy Conservation, Heating, Merchandise Information
American Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. National Academy for School Executives. – 1976
Documents previously announced in Resources in Education (RIE) concerning energy conservation discuss the current energy crisis and its implications for the public schools, offer practical suggestions for reducing energy consumption, and examine the efficiency of various energy systems. The index terms used to select the documents are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Peer reviewedYoung, Matthew – Physics Teacher, 1976
Studies the practicality of water-filled flat-plate solar collectors. An estimate of solar energy gathering abilities and applications in heating of homes are considered. (CP)
Descriptors: Energy, Fuels, Heat, Heating
Peer reviewedKula, Robert – Planning for Higher Education, 1975
An eight-year-old rapidly growing community college serving the Denver metropolitan area will soon have the nation's largest solar-energy heated installation. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Vienna, VA. – 1978
This study guide groups eleven lessons into four study units. The first unit discusses the development and basic concepts of solar heating. The second unit deals with the nomenclature of the solar heating system. The third study unit covers sizing of the solar heating system to meet demand and discusses the operation of the total system. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Correspondence Study, Energy
International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL. – 1977
Described are the components, functions, and monitoring instrumentation of a solar heating system at Scattergood School, a Quaker school located in Iowa. The system provides the school gymnasium's space heating and preheating for domestic hot water. This project was constructed and is being evaluated under the United States Department of Energy's…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Demonstration Programs, Energy, Federal Programs
