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Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings Towards Net Zero Energy - PDF 1.87MB Task 37 - Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation Advanced and Sustainable Housing Rennovation Handbook - PDF 15.2MB Task 34 - Testing and Validation of Building Energy Simulation Tools Empirical Validations of Shading/Daylighting/Load Interactions in Building Energy Simulation Tools August 2007 - PDF 3.48MB International Energy Agency Building Energy Simulation Test and Diagnostic Method (IEA BESTEST) September 2008 - PDF 3.24MB Task 33 - Solar Heat for Industrial Process Potential for Solar Heat in Industrial Processes 2008 - PDF 1.93MB Process Heat Collectors 2008 - PDF 0.84MB Task 32 - Advanced Storage Concepts for Solar and Low Energy Buildings Thermal Energy Storage for Solar and Low Energy Buildings - State of the Art June 2005 Task 28 - Solar Sustainable Housing Sustainable Solar Housing - 2 Volumes Task 20 - Solar Energy in Building Renovation Solar Renovation Demonstration Projects October 1998 - PDF 1.39MB Task 16 - Photovoltaics in Buildings Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Design Handbook for Architects and Engineers 1995 - PDF 9.75MB Task 14 - Advance Active Solar Energy Systems Advanced Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems October 1996 - PDF 2.08MB Task 13 - Advance Solar Low Energy Buildings Solar Energy Houses: Strategies, Technologies, Examples 1996 Task 12 - Building Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Solar Applications ADELINE Software (Integrated Daylighting and Lighting Computer Design Tool) February 1994 Atrium Models for the Analysis of Thermal Comfort and Energy Use March 1996 - PDF 38.54MB Building Energy Simulation Test (BESTEST) and Diagnostic Methods February 1995 Empirical Validation of Thermal Building Simulation Programs Using Test Room Data February 1994 Task 11 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Commercial Buildings Passive Solar Commercial and Institutional Buildings March 1994 Task 8 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Low Energy Buildings Design Information Booklet No. 1 - Energy Design Principles in Buildings July 1988 - PDF 2.93MB Design Information Booklet No. 2 - Design Context 1988 - PDF 7.22MB Design Information Booklet No. 3 - Design Guidelines: An International Summary July 1990 - PDF 0.82MB Design Information Booklet No. 4 - Design Tool Selection and Use December 1988 - PDF 1.79MB Design Information Booklet No. 5 - Construction Issues August 1989 - PDF 0.68MB Design Information Booklet No. 6 - Passive Solar Homes: Case Studies December 1990 - PDF 6.19MB Design Information Booklet No. 8 - Post-Construction Activities August 1989 - PDF 0.38MB Performance Evaluation Procedures October 1988 - PDF 3.25MB Workshops and Special Working Groups Dynamic Testing of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems, Volumes A and B December 1992 Performance and Durability Assessment of Optical Materials for Solar Thermal Systems January 2004 Newsletters Solar Update July 2011 - PDF 1.9MB Solar Update January 2012 - PDF 0.49MB Solar Heat Worldwide Solar Heat Worldwide 2011 May 2011 - PDF 0.83MB Task 2 - Coordination of Solar Heating and Cooling R&D Compilation of Background Papers on National Solar Heating and Cooling Programs January 1983 - PDF 0.71MB General Programme Reports The Potential of Solar Thermal Technologies in a Sustainable Energy Future February 2010 - PDF 3.94MB The Time for Solar is Now 2007 - PDF 0.37MB

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