Book description:
Covering the full life span of the project, from siting issues through specific design features to
maintenance of the property and equipment, this is a comprehensive guide to designing, planning
and building a solar house. The author uses his experience of living in a solar house to inform the
reader of the technology and practices needed for the design, operation and maintenance of the solar
home. Each of the technologies of the house, such as space heating and cooling, domestic hot water
and electric power technologies, are critiqued from the point of view of the owner/resident, with the
author using his thirty years experience of living in a solar home. This provides home owners who
are thinking of going solar with first hand evidence of best practice, and provides the architect and
designer with the knowledge of how to best satisfy their clients needs