a pragmatic rookies consultant to passive solar power ideas, whole with images and diagrams.
IN THIS BOOK:
HOW to find IF sunlight OR WIND strength is healthier FOR YOU:
Solar and Wind power - A Primer for novices. evaluate and distinction sunlight and wind power. Covers program, procuring, local wind and sun charts, deploy, functional use, plus equipment wattage chart and cargo calculation sheets.
HOW TO MAKE A sunlight OVEN:
Step by way of Step directions - prepare dinner your nutrients utilizing the solar! Covers field cookers, PANEL cookers, PARABOLIC cookers, "Pizza-box" cookers, "Pringles-can" cookers, the easy Bernard cooker, and so forth. WITH images! additionally comprises information on thermometers, swivel pivots, solar timers (timing dowel) for less complicated cooking, recipes, information for cooking, what sort of pots/pans to exploit and steer clear of, and extra! For the price of a couple of money you can also make your individual sunlight oven to cook dinner something you could prepare dinner IN a customary OVEN. All without burning, no sizzling, and no fuel or electrical energy needed.
HOW TO MAKE A sun WATER DISTILLER:
A sunlight distiller is largely an easy, water-resistant, rectangular “box” that makes use of the sun’s power to distill the water (even infected water that comprises uncooked sewage) with a section of glass on best that the sunlight shines via. The distilled water is then rendered secure for consuming and cooking, with totally no contaminants which are present in typical (potable) water. gets rid of salts, sand, sediments, rust, micro organism, microorganisms, arsenic, fluoride, chlorine, everything!
HOW TO MAKE A twister AND typhoon RESISTANT HOME:
A advisor for Owner-Builders and Contractors. confirmed recommendations that in basic terms expense a number of hundred money to do! Tornado-proof or hurricane-proof your home, or the houses you construct for others. Surveys performed via a faculty instructor discovered that 3 issues existed in the entire houses that survived such critical storms. study what they're, and the way to do it inside of this ebook! additionally methods to make an “In-the-house” hurricane shelter!
HOW TO layout A PASSIVE sunlight HOUSE:
Heat as much as 60% of your house with basically the sun's strength! Covers what a passive sun home is, thermal mass, sunlight orientation, how to define sun south, glass-to-mass ratios, picking out overhangs, Q & A proof, glazing, power potency, and considering simply $1-$2/sq feet. additionally know about how the solar was once used in earlier and current cultures around the globe, and the way those easy options and ideas that our ancestors knew are nonetheless very important to us today.
HOW TO MAKE COOLING and warmth TEMPERING EARTHTUBES:
Cool your place with out air con! For the price of a couple of hundred funds you could cool your place clearly and successfully utilizing no electrical energy or pumps, fanatics, or relocating components. thoroughly passive, those earthtubes additionally supply pre-tempered air to feed any fire, woodstove, or different heater that makes use of flamable air in the course of winter.