Actions for Development of economic house types based upon passive solar energy utilization and energy conservation for high density urban planning [electronic resource].
Development of economic house types based upon passive solar energy utilization and energy conservation for high density urban planning [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1980. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
The project develops house types and their corresponding nesting patterns for high density, low-rise urban neighborhoods having the following characteristics: utilizing the sun for warming in winter, self-cooling in summer, energy conserving, low building cost and ingracture costs, and efficiently using land. Implementing these criteria will produce a range of about 25 designs and proposals for neighborhoods using them. Designs included are one-story, two-story, and split level. Basic houses forms have been determined. A precision model of one complete 800 unit neighborhood proposal has been finished. Samples of work in progress in the form of photographs are presented. (MCW)