Construction of Fourteen (14) Low-Cost Passive-Solar-Energy System in Low-Income Neighborhoods. Final Technical Report

摘要

A total of ten passive solar energy systems including five (5) breadbox water heaters and five solar greenhouses were produced and installed by Goodwill's solar project on pre-selected homes in Atlanta neighborhoods. It should be noted that due to budget cuts in Goodwill's solar project, the Georiga Solar Coalition and the DeKalb Economic Opportunity Authority assisted the project late during its contract period. Both organizations compensated for these budget reductions by providing necessary volunteer labor and technical expertise in the design, production and installation of two breadbox water heaters and two solar greenhouses. Goodwill produced and installed three breadbox water heaters and three solar greenhouses. The project was unable to identify the remaining four recipient dwellings before the end of the projects contract period however the Georgia Coalition currently has sufficient inventory to retrofit several homes with breadbox water heaters and the DeKalb Economic Opportunity Authority has sufficient inventory to convert at least ten porches to solar greenhouses. (ERA citation 09:000396)