- Author
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Lindler, K. W.
- Title
- National Bureau of Standards Passive Solar Test Building Handbook. Final Report.
- Coporate
- TPI, Inc., Beltsville, MD
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
-
NBS GCR 82-398; TPI/SR-82-05
August 1982
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
-
test facilities; buildings; solar heating; handbooks; walls; windows; roofs; floors; heat measurement
- Identifiers
- passive solar heating systems; floor plans
- Abstract
- The National Bureau of Standards Passive Solar Test Building was constructed for the class A Passive Solar Program of the U.S. Department of Energy. The Test Building is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland (39.0 deg n latitude, 77.3 deg W longitude) at an elevation of 417 ft. The handbook provides a complete physical description of the building including floor plans and dimensions, structure, wall cross-sections, and material properties. The location of various sensors installed in and around the building is also provided.