Solar-assisted low energy dwellings

• Main Author: Esbensen, T V
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; HOUSES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; SOLAR SPACE HEATING; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; SWEDEN; BUILDINGS; EQUIPMENT; HEATING; HEATING SYSTEMS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SCANDINAVIA; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SPACE HEATING; USA; WESTERN REGION; Canada; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5496411; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5496411; https://doi.org/10.2172/5496411

The Zero Energy House Group was formed as a subproject of the CCMS Solar Energy Pilot Study in 1974 by seven participating countries experimenting with solar-assisted low-energy dwellings for temperate and northern European climatic conditions. A Zero Energy House is one in which solar energy is used to meet the reduced energy needs of buildings incorporating various thermal energy conservation features. This final report of the Zero Energy House Group includes brief descriptions of 13 major low-energy dwellings in the participating CCMS countries. An overall assessment of the state-of-the-art in solar-assisted low-energy dwellings is also included.