Passive solar homes in Delaware Valley

摘要

This paper examines ten single family residences in the Delaware Valley area which include passive solar design features. The study identifies successful and failed solar features of the houses, evaluates solar performance of a few houses, andexamines occupants satisfaction with their houses.The study described in this paper includes the following: description of the overall passive solar design and listing of solar features used in each house, survey of each house in its present condition documenting changes to the original design (if any),summary of occupant questionnaire and interviews of house owners regarding their evaluation of house performance.homes in spite of the problems with some solar features. Modifications to the solar features have been significant, but in no case was the solar aspect abandoned.