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Mass and glass. How much? How little?

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SubjectHeat performance; windows; solar energy; heating (techniques); thermal insulation; optimum window area, type, thermal storage mass; direct gain passive solar houses; ottawa area, ontario, canada
Abstract
The energy performance of a house employing south-facing windows depends upon the amount and type of glass and on the thermal mass of the building. A simple graphical procedure is presented that can be used to determine the effects of changes in these parameters on heating energy consumption.
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  • ASHRAE Journal 26, no. 11 (November 1984): 26–30, 32.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-P-1308
NRC numberNRCC 24758
NRC-IRC-3494
NPARC number20375614
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