€oLAR ENERG~ Solar Energy for Space Heating and Hot Water, document SE-101, single copies · fr~~m: · ERDA Technical Information Center Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Provides some of the cost and savings figures that consumers and builders need to decide whether or not to use solar space heating and water heating equipment. Charts, graphs and drawings help the reader decide if solar equipment would be economical for a home or building in his particular climate · zone. Excellent handout for state ener~ gy offices, environmental groups and solar conferences. Solar Energy and Conservation for Home Heating and Cooling (EDM-817) is a useful companion piece which is also available. It explains how solar and conserva1;ion technologies can be combined to help homeowners save money. Ask for their publications list. (LJ) Solar Energy Heat Pump Systems for Heating and Cooling Buildings, Workshop Proc.eedings, June 12-14, 1975, Pennsylvania State Univ., edited by Stanley F. Gilman, ERDA Document No. C00-2560-1, available from: ERDA Technical Information Center P.O. Box 62 ' Oak Ridge, TN The reports in these proceedings cover ·everything you ever wanted to know about heat pumps of all kinds and how they relate to solar energy, utility load factors and energy conservation. An excellent refresher for architects and engineers, it has introductory material on what a heat pump is and does for the beginner as well. (Courtesy Dr. Fred Morse, ERDA ~olar Heating & Cooling Branch Chief). (LJ) Solar Utilization News-SUN, monthly, $8 per year to individuals, $15 to libraries or industry, from: Alternate Energy Institute P.O. Box 3100 Estes Park, CO 805 i 7 Rachel Snyder, former editor of Solar Energy Washington Letter and Solar [jnergy Industry Report, has gotten off to a fine start as SUN's editor. It's inexpensive and well-done, with names and addresses for further information where appropriate. Ask for a free sample copy and send the names of a few friends who are also interested in solar energy. (Suggested by Ken Smith, Ecotope Group) (LJ) Solarscope, free to dues-paying members, $1 single-copy, from: So. Calif. Solar Energy Assoc. 202 "C" St.-118' · San Diego, CA 92101 This regional chapter of the ISES American Section puts out an excellent 16-page newsletter full of useful solar info, with a Southern California focus. Their Western Regional Solar Directory covers manufacturers, engineers, archi- , tects, contractors, distributors and consultants in Californi~, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii with over 500 listings. It's $2.35 postpaid ($1.35 to members) from SCSEA. (LJ) Colorado Solar Energy Ass.ociation News, free to dues-paying memb~rs of: Colorado Solar Energy Assoc. University of Colorado at Denver 1100 14th St. Denver, CO 80202 CSEA is just now completing its formation as a regional chapter of the Ameri- ·can Section of the International Solar Ener·gy Society. Their Sept. 1976 New_s contains much information of regional interest and a membership questionnaire. This is a good spot to watch for Colorado's solar developments. (LJ) · €oNSERVA"i-IO~ Keeping Warm for Half the Cost, [>hil Townsend and John Colesby, 1975, available for $3 U.S. from: · Conservation Tools &·Technology 143 Maple Road, Surbito·n Surrey KT6 4BH ENGLAND This is by far the best homeowner's guide for reducing energy use in the home that we've seen since Eugene Eccli's Save Energy, Save Money. Belts are tighter in England, and they have a stock of houses several hundred years old that require thoughtful techniques for insulating, so the British have a lot of experience we can learn from. The book's best new·information seemed to 'be a section on clear how-to information November 1976 RAIN Page 21 for making insulating window shutters and storm windows, and ideas for commercial products available in England that could be usefully produced here: she~trock laminated to styrene insulation for direct application to existing walls; rigid foam insulating tiles to apply to ceilings where access to rafter space is di"fficult; foam panels covered with masonite for insulating existing concrete floors; kits for glass storm winqows. Good detailed instructions, clear illustrations and lots of practical know-how for dealing with difficult or unusual situations. Insulation levels suggested should be at least doubled for the U.S. (and probably for England), but otherwise pretty directly applicable here. (TB) Project Retro-Tecb: Instructor's Kit for Home Weatherization Course, Conservation Paper No. 28A, available from: Director Office of Weatherization for Low Income Federal Energy Administration Washington, DC 20461 A beautifully done series of lesson plans designed to help supervisors of work crews engaged in home insulation, storm window installation and weatherstrip-· ping. Also, vocational-technical schools will find these four manuals very useful in training the large cadre of skilled technicia,ns specializing in weatherizing homes who will be needed as homeowners turn to retrofit measures for relief from higher energy costs. (LJ) "The Bonneville Power Administration Energy Conservation Study'' by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in the BP A Role Environmental Impact Statement, Document No. 256766/AS, is available for $10.00 from: National Technical Information Service , U.S. Dept. of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 The report concludes that 1) electrical energy needs forecasted for 1995 could be reduced 33% by conservation, 2) the energy made available by investments in conservation is six times less expensive than energy. delivered by investments in rtew thermal plants, 3) more jobs would be created by these conservation programs than would be by building new thermal plants, 4) these conservation measures are in limited use today, and their broad application would have no significant effect on comfort or customary life style, apd 6) environmental quality would be improved. An excellent, 4-page pamphlet detailing the c;onclusions is available free from: Forelaws on Board, Senator Building, Portland, OR 97204 (LJ)
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