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The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Design [Paperback]

Edward Mazria (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Rodale Pr (May 1979)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0878572376
ISBN-13: 978-0878572373
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #304,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Down to earth, practical methodology book, January 22, 1999

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This review is from: The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Design (Paperback)

From a number of books I have been reading on passive energy topics, Mazria's small book is the most concrete, understandable and organized. I designed my home using the book and the forecasted energy compsumption matched the calculations!

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5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely indispensable!, June 8, 1998

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This review is from: The Passive Solar Energy Book (Expanded Professional Edition) (Hardcover)

A seminal reference on the fundamentals of solar design. Easily used, yet thorough and quantitative. Should be required reading for everyone in the architecture & building design fields. Sunfall info given here is relevant to every structure ever designed -- and if you actually use it, the info *will* improve your design!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference!, December 4, 1998

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This review is from: The passive solar energy book: A complete guide to passive solar home, greenhouse, and building design (Hardcover)

When I designed our first house this book was invaluable. We are now designing our second home and looked to see if there is an update. Unfortunately it has not been revised but then little has changed with the sun and mass and the book will once again be a valued resource.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Passive Solar Book Ever
As everyone else has indicated, this is by far the best passive solar design book in our library. It contains all the information necessary to properly design a solar passive... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Robert Borst

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic.
Passive solar technology has changed little since the first edition of this book was published in the 70's and Mazria is the man. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Benn Pamphleteer

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know about passive solar
This book has everything you need to know about passive solar. It's well organized. It has detailed examples and illustrations (all black and white, but easy to read). Read more

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Many years ago I found Edward Mazria's 1979 "Passive Solar Energy Book" in a used book store and bought it on a whim. For years it sat waiting in my reference library. Read more

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