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Introduction: The Case for Zero Energy Houses | p. 2 |
The Building Envelope | p. 10 |
Building Science 101 | p. 11 |
Learning from the Passive House Movement | p. 18 |
The Diversity of Framing Practices | p. 26 |
Attic and Roofing Systems | p. 31 |
Insulation Choices and Strategies | p. 35 |
Testing the Building | p. 36 |
Putting It Alt Together | p. 41 |
Case Study: High Heat | p. 42 |
Case Study: A Butterfly Home in the City | p. 50 |
Case Study: Outside-in Retrofit | p. 58 |
Passive Solar Design | p. 64 |
Passive Solar in the 1970s | p. 69 |
The Design Process | p. 71 |
Choosing Glazing | p. 73 |
Thermal Mass | p. 74 |
Solar Shading | p. 77 |
Principles of Passive Solar Design | p. 78 |
Case Study: PassivHaus Retrofit | p. 82 |
Case Study: Bringing 1887 into the 21st Century | p. 88 |
Case Study: Target Zero House in Taos | p. 96 |
Renewable Energy | p. 102 |
From Sunlight Alone, Clean Electricity | p. 104 |
Harnessing the Power of the Wind | p. 118 |
Making Hot Water with the Sun | p. 126 |
Sizing a Renewable Energy System | p. 134 |
Look at All the Renewable Energy Options | p. 136 |
Case Study: The Good Life in Vermont | p. 138 |
Case Study: The Next West House | p. 146 |
Case Study: High-End Lakeside Retrofit | p. 154 |
Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation | p. 164 |
Options for Heat | p. 168 |
Heat Pumps Provide Both Heating and Cooling | p. 168 |
Electric-Resistance Heat Can Work in a Net Zero House | p. 176 |
Wood and Other Forms of Biomass | p. 180 |
Getting Heat Around the House | p. 183 |
Keeping the House Cool | p. 186 |
Ventilation for a Healthy House | p. 188 |
Heating Water | p. 191 |
Case Study: A Solar Jewel in Boulder | p. 194 |
Case Study: Reinventing the High Rise | p. 202 |
Case Study: All-Electric House: $1.16 a Day | p. 210 |
Living a Zero Energy Life | p. 218 |
It's Just Not Low Energy Bills | p. 221 |
Gaining a New Appreciation for Energy | p. 222 |
Mechanical Systems are More Complicated | p. 225 |
Fighting the Perceptions of High Cost | p. 226 |
Marketing the Zero Energy House | p. 228 |
A House That's Also a Classroom | p. 232 |
Case Study: Affordable Housing Meets Zero Energy | p. 233 |
Energy Modeling Software | p. 242 |
Air Changes per Hour: 50 Pascals of Pressure | p. 243 |
Resources | p. 244 |
Credits | p. 246 |
Index | p. 248 |
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