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Solar building study. Final report. Cedargrove House, Chorley
This study is part of the Energy Performance Assessments Project sponsored by the Energy Technology Support Unit on behalf of the UK Department of Energy. The project aims to accelerate the uptake of low energy and passive solar design of buildings, through the use of field trials to assess energy, cost and amenity issues in occupied low energy passive solar buildings. The buildings chosen cover the range of UK latitudes and climates. Cedargrove House is a four bedroom detached, two storey house near Chorley, Lancashire. It has a two storey conservatory extending from the south facade. The total annual fuel use of 23320 kWh was low for a four bedroom dwelling. The space heating fuel requirement was 85 kWh/m(sup 2) of gross floor area. The solar gain from the conservatory and south facing glazing can displace up to 25% of the heat required from the space heating system. The design of the house succeeded in providing a thermally comfortable and visually attractive environment and was well like by the occupants. The house cost 10% more to build than an equivalent non-solar house. This is attributable to the additional cost of the conservatory which provided valuable extra space and amenity benefits. (author)
Solar building study. Final report. Cedargrove House, Chorley
This study is part of the Energy Performance Assessments Project sponsored by the Energy Technology Support Unit on behalf of the UK Department of Energy. The project aims to accelerate the uptake of low energy and passive solar design of buildings, through the use of field trials to assess energy, cost and amenity issues in occupied low energy passive solar buildings. The buildings chosen cover the range of UK latitudes and climates. Cedargrove House is a four bedroom detached, two storey house near Chorley, Lancashire. It has a two storey conservatory extending from the south facade. The total annual fuel use of 23320 kWh was low for a four bedroom dwelling. The space heating fuel requirement was 85 kWh/m(sup 2) of gross floor area. The solar gain from the conservatory and south facing glazing can displace up to 25% of the heat required from the space heating system. The design of the house succeeded in providing a thermally comfortable and visually attractive environment and was well like by the occupants. The house cost 10% more to build than an equivalent non-solar house. This is attributable to the additional cost of the conservatory which provided valuable extra space and amenity benefits. (author)
Solar building study. Final report. Cedargrove House, Chorley
R. A. Hobday (author) / G. Pane (author) / J. Palmer (author) / P. Shaw (author)
1992
105 pages
Report
No indication
English
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