The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

Learn to sell
Learn to buy
Buy textbooks
Sign up
Buy a giftcard
For the authors

Support

Help
Track a shipment
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies policy

Company

About us
Work with us
Give feedback
Categories

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

Visa
Mastercard
Vipps
Klarna

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

The Solar House

Paperback • 1990 • English

The Solar House

By Daniel D. Chiras

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

About the book

In The Solar House, Dan Chiras shows the vast potential for passive heating and cooling. Acknowledging the good intentions of misguided solar designers in the past, he highlights certain egregious - and entirely avoidable - errors. More importantly, Chiras explains in methodical detail how today's home builders can succeed with solar designs. Now that energy efficiency measures including higher levels of insulation and multi-layered glazing have become standard, it is easier than ever before to ...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9781931498128

Publisher

Chelsea Green Publishing Co

Published year

1990

Language

English

Original title

The Solar House

Format

Paperback

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Reviews · 0

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

You might also like

Super Structures Reader

Super Structures Reader

unknown author

Designfulness How Brain Research is Revolutionising the Way We Live and Work

Designfulness How Brain Research is Revolutionising the Way We Live and Work

Isabelle Sjövall

Energy-Smart Buildings Design, Construction and Monitoring of Buildings for Improved Energy Efficiency

Energy-Smart Buildings Design, Construction and Monitoring of Buildings for Improved Energy Efficiency

Jacob J. Lamb

Sustainable energy - without the hot air

Sustainable energy - without the hot air

Davis MacKay

Building Construction Illustrated

Building Construction Illustrated

Francis D. K. Ching

Green Plants for small spaces, indoors and out

Green Plants for small spaces, indoors and out

Jason Chongue

Designing Climate Solutions

Designing Climate Solutions

Hal Harvey

The New Plant Parent

The New Plant Parent

Darryl Cheng

Sustainable Home

Sustainable Home

Christine Liu

Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics

Konrad Mertens

Plant Style : How to greenify your space

Plant Style : How to greenify your space

Alana Langan

Make your place: affordable, sustainable nest…

Make your place: affordable, sustainable nest…

Raleigh Briggs

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse

Lindsey Schiller

Solar Energy

Solar Energy

Arno Smets

Green Home Book

Green Home Book

Susanna Vento

The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide

The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide

Erica Wisner

Photovoltaics : Fundamentals, Technology and Practice

Photovoltaics : Fundamentals, Technology and Practice

Konrad. Mertens

The House Gardener

The House Gardener

Isabelle Palmer

Innovative Houses

Innovative Houses

Avi Friedman

Fra passivhus til plusshus

Fra passivhus til plusshus

Steinar Anda

Modern Modular : The Prefab Houses of Resolution : 4 Architecture

Modern Modular : The Prefab Houses of Resolution : 4 Architecture

Joseph. Tanney

Fra passivhus til sunne hus

Fra passivhus til sunne hus

Chris Butters

Handmade Houses

Handmade Houses

Richard Olsen

The Architecture of Community

The Architecture of Community

Krier, Leon

The New Modern House

The New Modern House

Bell, Jonathan

A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance

A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance

Dejan Mumovic

Green architecture now!

Green architecture now!

Philip Jodidio

21st century house

21st century house

Recycled home

Recycled home

Energy and Climate Change

Energy and Climate Change

David Coley

Compact Houses

Compact Houses

Cristina del Valle

Move House

Move House

Sean Topham

The House its origins and evolution

The House its origins and evolution

Stephen Gardiner

Solar Electricity

Solar Electricity

Tomas Markvart

Bygg for en ny tid : mot en miljøvennlig arkitektur : 127 norske eksempler

Bygg for en ny tid : mot en miljøvennlig arkitektur : 127 norske eksempler

Chris Butters

The feng shui house book

The feng shui house book

Gina Lazenby

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces

Carla Lind

Sacred Space

Sacred Space

Denise Linn

Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses

Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses

Carla Lind

The Idea of Building Thought and Action in the Design and Production of Buildings

The Idea of Building Thought and Action in the Design and Production of Buildings

Steven Groák