- Author
- National Bureau of Standards
- Title
- Intermediate Minimum Property Standards for Solar Heating and Domestic Hot Water Systems. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 77-1226, March 1977,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- IAA-H-38-76
- Keywords
- solar heating; standards | mechanical equipment
- Identifiers
- solar water heating
- Abstract
- These standards were prepared to be a supplement to HUD's Minimum Property Standards (MPS); they consider only aspects of planning and design that are different from conventional housing by reason of the solar systems under consideration. To the greatest extent possible, they are based on current state-of-the-art practice and on nationally recognized standards, including the MPS and the HUD Interim Performance Criteria for Solar Heating and Combined Heating/Cooling Systems and Dwellings. The chapters and divisions in the book are organized to parallel the chapters and divisions in the MPS, namely, general use of the standards, site design, building design, materials, and construction. The site-design standards focus on the proposed site; land use; lots, yards, and building setback distance; services; drainage; and planting design. The building-design standards pertain to space planning, access and circulation, light and ventilation, and fire protection. Materials standards address general requirements (labeling and safety); doors, windows, and glazing panels; and mechanical solar-powered equipment. The construction standards deal with general structural requirements, masonry, thermal and moisture protection, and mechanical equipment and systems. The appendices contain calculation procedures for determining the thermal performance of solar domestic hot water and space heating systems, materials tables, definitions, referenced standards, and abbreviations.