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The World's Largest Photovoltaic Concentrator System.
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Smith, Harry V. – Planning for Higher Education, 1982
The Mississippi County Community College large-scale energy experiment, featuring the emerging high technology of solar electricity, is described. The project includes a building designed for solar electricity and a power plant consisting of a total energy photovoltaic system, and features two experimental developments. (MLW)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, College Buildings, Electrical Systems
The Fuel Savers: A Kit of Solar Ideas for Existing Homes.
Scully, Dan; And Others – 1978
This publication is a collection of solar heating ideas for the do-it-yourselfer. The ideas are presented in a clear, simple and sometimes amusing way. Although written for homeowners, these ideas may be used in businesses and schools as well. Some ideas may make good student projects. The suggestions are illustrated and their costs and probable…
Descriptors: Building Design, Climate, Construction Materials, Cost Effectiveness
Architects Retool for Energy-Conscious Design.
Holland, Elizabeth – Solar Age, 1982
Discusses programs, courses, and curricula sponsored by professional organizations and architecture schools to foster a change in the way professionals design commercial buildings. Includes an annotated list of curricula for passive design in architecture available at no cost while supplies last. (JN)
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Building Design, Educational Resources, Energy
Resource Management: Having Fun with the Sun.
Graf, Catherine K.; Cowan, Donna L. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1979
Instead of a traditional home management house, the Home Economics Department of Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, is planning to build a "Resource Management Facility" in which students can also study the use of a variety of energy sources, including solar energy, to conserve fuels. (MF)
Descriptors: Building Design, College Buildings, Energy Conservation, Facility Planning
The Management of Building Environment for Comfort and Energy Conservation. Final Report.
North Seattle Community Coll., WA. – 1980
This report presents materials from a Washington State project to develop a curriculum outline of three courses for energy conservation to be used in vocational supplement classes. It first presents results from an industrial survey on which engineers, architects, and mechanical contractors rated objectives for the three courses. Next are provided…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Design, Buildings, Climate Control
The Design and Development of a Curriculum in Energy Conservation to Train Secondary and Post-Secondary Vocational Students.
Orsak, Charles; Green, C. Paul – 1979
Designed for practical hands-on secondary and postsecondary vocational programs and adult/continuing education programs, this eleven-module curriculum was developed to equip both male and female students with the capabilities to identify, monitor, manage, and curb energy usage in their daily lives and vocational pursuits. It is intended for use as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Building Design
Energy Audits. Energy Technology Series.
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Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This course in energy audits is one of 16 courses in the Energy Technology Series developed for an Energy Conservation-and-Use Technology curriculum. Intended for use in two-year postsecondary technical institutions to prepare technicians for employment, the courses are also useful in industry for updating employees in company-sponsored training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Building Design