Turrent, D.
1981 Energy and Buildings, 3(3): 229-245
Turrent, D., (1981), "A review of solar houses in Europe", Energy and Buildings, 3(3): 229-245.
Abstract:
This paper describes the first stage in a programme of work to investigate the performance monitoring of solar houses in Europe. The study is 100% funded by the Commission of the European Communities and the initial brief required a state-of-the-art review to cover solar energy applications in dwellings. A total of twelve projects have been selected to illustrate the variety of approaches to solar heating system design which were prevalent at the time. These case studies form the main body of this paper. They describe the nature and location of the project, the main features of the system, the way it operates and the results obtained. The case studies are prefaced by a brief discussion on system design and the factors affecting system performance. Finally, a postcript describes recent progress with the study, which has concentrated on the development of a standard format for reporting system performance.
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