2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog

CTM 133 - Solar Greenhouse Design


Credits: 1
Lab/Lecture: One lecture.

This course will lead students through basic passive solar design for solar greenhouses. Solar orientation, home site evaluation and energy efficient design and construction approaches will be considered for the architectural integration of the passive solar design and construction of a “solar” greenhouse.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. learn  the  fundamental principles of : Orientation,  Insulation, Glass  & Mass as they apply to Solar Greenhouse design;
  2. understand  how the Solar Greenhouse differs from a Conventional Green House.


Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.