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Hunt, Margaret – Nation's Schools, 1974
Describes the main features of four experimental solar heating plans to be installed in four different schools in Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Virginia. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Elementary Schools, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Fiester, Kenneth – Worklife, 1977
Describes various energy-related projects and legislation, with new job estimates, to improve or design buildings and methods to reduce the annual growth in energy consumption by reducing gasoline consumption, cutting oil imports, increasing coal production, insulating buildings, and installing solar energy devices. (MF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Energy Conservation
American School and University, 1977
Describes schools that have installed solar energy heating and cooling systems. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Building Systems, Climate Control, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Energy Office, Albany. – 1980
Determining the feasibility of modifying existing buildings to take advantage of solar energy requires a formal technical study. This workbook is designed to help the reader perform a preliminary analysis to decide whether investing in such a formal study would be beneficial. The book guides the user through an exploration of the general…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Download full textWestinghouse Electric Corp., Baltimore, MD. – 1974
After the Westinghouse Electric Corporation made a comprehensive analysis of the technical, economic, social, environmental, and institutional factors affecting the feasibility of utilizing solar energy for heating and cooling buildings, it determined that solar heating and cooling systems can become competitive in most regions of the country in…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation
General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA. Space Div. – 1974
The purpose of this study was to establish the technical and economic feasibility of using solar energy for the heating and cooling of buildings and to provide baseline information for the widespread application of solar energy. The initial step in this program was a study of the technical, economic, societal, legal, and environmental factors…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation, Experiments
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1976
The 13 articles in this annotated bibliography cover a wide range of concerns from the finances of energy conservation to solar energy applications, to building design, to building maintenance, and to the role of the science teacher as an energy analyst and activist. (IRT)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Design, Building Operation, Climate Control
TRW Systems Group, Redondo Beach, CA. – 1974
The purpose of this study was to establish the technical and economic feasibility of using solar energy for the heating and cooling of buildings. Five selected building types in 14 selected cities were used to determine loads for space heating, space cooling and dehumidification, and domestic service hot water heating. Relying on existing and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Climate Control, Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness
General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA. Space Div. – 1974
General Electric Company was one of four contractors who received a contract in early January 1974 to design, build, and install a solar heating experiment in a public school. The overall objective of this program was to obtain data that would assist in evaluating the applicability of solar heating systems in large metropolitan areas. This data…
Descriptors: Blueprints, Climate Control, Construction Materials, Cost Effectiveness
