erty is located in ;i stable agricultural-area in for some of the "villagers" and also draw south-central Washington state. potential residents to the village. · / What do we mean by "self-reliant"? Our We are planning this community in such plans include "villagers" who have the per- -. • a way that it can be started effectively , sonal philosophy that they will-to the great- by a small number of self-reliant participants, est extent feasible-meet their own needs for without having to wait for Jhe simultaneous energy and food, learn to repair andlor make cooperation of a large number of people to many of their material possessions, and be create a grandiose project. responsible for more of the judgements and Write or call and share with us in the decisions that control their daily lives. ampitious project of creating a self-reliant By "cooperative" we mean the possibflity cooperative village that can not only provide of shared library, workshops for crafts, fabri- an opportunity for people to live more satiscation, repairs, clinic, school-whatever the fying lives, but'can be based on a way of life "villagers" can organize. It can als9 mean that is more ·sustainable in the long run. It cooperation in business ventures: Land will be could become a "model" for others to learn individually owned, and living situations can from. take any legal form participants can arrange. • Larry and-Meg Letterman We would like to include a "learning cen- P.O: Box 4022 ter" for courses in various aspects of self- Mt. View, CA 94040 ·reliance, cooperation, and personal growth. 415/967-6551 Such a facility would provide employment ·SOLAR. The Second Passive Solar Catalog by David A. Bainbridge, 1980, 110 pp., $12.50 from: _ The'Passive Solar Institute P.O. Box722 Davis, CA 95616 Solar Gain: Winners ·of the Passive Solar Design Competition, 1980, 110 pp., $3.25 • from: Publications Unit California Energy Commission Suite 616 1111 Howe Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 Here are two books on passive solar that every solar access group should have on its literature table. The Second.Passive Solar Catalog is an updated version of the catalog· put out by David Bainbridge and the Passive Solar Institute. It·includes an overview of passive solar fundame11tals, along with some good construction details. It also has an extensive list of suppliers and consultants, as - well as a section about women in passive so- . lar. Solar Gain discusses several different types of passive systems, as well as tech1 niques for siting and designing your house for maximum uttlization of energy. The section on wi,nnin,g designs should give any prospective owner/builder some good ideas to work from. -Gail Katz ACCESS ·Engineer's Guide to Solar Energy, by Yvonne Howell and Justin Bereny; 1979., 323 pp.., $32~50 postpaid, bulk discounts available from: Solar Energy Information Services -18 2nd-Avenue P.O. Box 204 San Mateo, CA 94~01 Very few of .the recent flood of solar design and engineering books,have been aimed at . the semi-professional who has passed beyond · the basic principles outlined in classics such as Mazria's Passive.Solar Energy Book or Anderson's Solar Home Book, but has not yet reached the level of sophistication re- . quired to untangle·the double integrals of hard core engineering texts such as Duffie and Beckman's Solar.Energy Thermal Processes. Howell and Bereny do a good job of filling that gap, with a rigorous, ciear survey of state of the art systems and desi'gD- tech- , niques. Ther~ is a massive amount of inf9rmation here, with lots of examples and very little fat. . _ This book was published just before the Passive Solar Design Manual was released, so it includes only a cursory explanation of Balcomb's groundbreakingSolar Load Ratio design technique. There is, however, an extensive and lucid presentation of the £-chart method for sizing active systems. All in all, Engineer's Guide to Solar Energy is Very good as either an intermediate-, level text or as a well-organized reference. It is alsq overpriced. If it cost half as much, I could recommend it with a clear conscience. As it is, I can-or{ly say that it's good if you can afford it. SEIS does pffer substantial bulk January 1981 RAIN Page 3 Dear Folks: Many thanks for your review.of Yanda and Fisher's The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse. •. Unfortunately there were two factual errors. First, the book has 208 (not 108) pages. So it is not s:uch a "chintzy"·book for the price! And speaking of price, it's $9. 25 •. mail order (includes postage and handling); $8.00 in stores.. Again, thanks for your informative journal and positive words about one of our books. Sincerely, Paul F. Abrai:ns John Mui,r Publications, Inc. discounts, thol.!-gh, If you can get together a ,,group order, this book is definitely worthwhile. -KB 2-?,V,,211 MTT~=-=-=-==ff!Q:l~~I From Secpnd Passive Solar Catalog
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