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Apr 25, 2024
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2022-2023 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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CTM 235 - Solar Home Design
Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.
Alternative passive solar building techniques such as adobe, earth brick, rammed earth, sand bag, and earth ship will be presented, along with environmental and aesthetic design considerations.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- describe and differentiate between the five systems involved in passive solar home design and their performance characteristics;
- and design and evaluate a minimum of three projects for solar home heating systems with numerical justifications of each solar application and expected performances for the locale. Projects will include indirect gain, direct gain, and attached sun space.
Prerequisite(s): CTM 120 .
Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
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