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Design Handbook on Passive Solar Heating and Natural Cooling (HABITAT, 1990, 162 p.)
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Foreword
Introduction
I. Principles of passive solar architecture
II. The Australian climates and people
III. Fundamentals of heat flow
IV. Thermal comfort
V. Basic design principles and strategies
VI. Bio-climatic analysis and comfort strategies
VII. Detail design
VIII. Final design evaluation
Annex I: Relevant Australian standards
Annex II: Glossary of terms
Annex III: Metric units of measurements
Annex IV: Typical internal heat loads for appliances
Annex V: Minimum additional thermal resistance requirements
Annex VI: Climate data for Sydney region - mean daily insolation for Sydney
Annex VII: Selected thermal properties of various building material
Annex VIII: Selected u-values and r-values
Annex IX: Heating degree day data - new south Wales
Annex X: Glass-mass performance graphs
Annex XI: Appraisal graphs for the 5-star design rating system
Annex XII: Sun position charts for Australian capital cities
Annex XIII: Bibliography and suggested reading