Course 1 Links include Energy Smart Home Scale and Energy Policy Pyramid.

http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/education/cont_ed/bldg/zero/course1reference.htm

CLIMATE CONSIDERATIONS

Department of Energy’s overview of climatic considerations with links for each climate zone
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/climate_zones.html

 

PASSIVE HEATING

Passive heating from Arizona State University –good descriptions of passive solar heating techniques
http://www.azsolarcenter.com/technology/pas-2.html

Department of Energy’s Overview on solar heating:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/solar.html#passive

GreenBuilder.com’s guide to passive heating and cooling
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/PassSolGuide1-2.html

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s guideline for passive solar heating
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy01osti/29236.pdf

 

PASSIVE COOLING

Cooling with Ventilation – the guide to how to maximize benefits from naturally ventilated homes
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1658-86.pdf

Passive Cooling links from Builditsolar.com – many good resources on passive cooling and shading
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooling/passive_cooling.htm#Passive

Natural Cooling Methods Form Arizona State University – good descriptions of each passive cooling resource
http://www.azsolarcenter.com/technology/pas-3.html

Night Sky Concept –results of early testing of the FSEC radiative night-sky cooling lab
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/pdf/FSEC-CR-1771-08.pdf

 

TOOLS FOR DETERMINING THE SUN’S POSITION AND SHADING

BuildItSolar has a number of helpful links:
http://www.builditsolar.com/References/SunChartRS.htm

Some tools for charting the sun:
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/research/buildings/fenestration/software.htm

Three shade analysis tools compared.  Our webinar shows the more expensive Solmetric SunEye, but there are two less expensive choices included here as well
http://www.comparethebrands.com/compare/116

 

SITE PLANNING

Department of Energy’s Overview of Site Design:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/site_design.html

A chapter on site design with some specifics for Florida:
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/html/FSEC-GP-33-88/3-site-plan.pdf

 

HOME DESIGN

DOE’s overview:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/

A chapter on home design with some specifics for Florida
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/publications/html/FSEC-GP-33-88/4-home-design.pdf

NREL’s paper on efficient home building:
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/27835.pdf

 

CASE STUDIES

Achieving Zero: Design of a Ruskin Florida "Dog Park" House:
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/education/cont_ed/bldg/pdf/DogParkBACaseStudyFinal.pdf