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Heat your Water with the Sun

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Author(s)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Organization(s)
NREL
Description
Provides consumers with general information on solar water heating systems and how to select a contractor.

Integrated Design Process - A Guideline for Sustainable and Solar-Optimized Building Design

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Author(s)
Sol*id*ar Planungswerkstatt Architects and Engineers,
et al.
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Organization(s)
International Energy Agency,
IEA
Description
Guide describing the use of a collaborative, multidisciplinary process that considers and optimizes the building as an entire system including its technical equipment and surroundings for efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective construction and operation over the building’s entire lifespan.