A New Look for Greenbelt
Originally published in 1978
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Greenbelt Homes' management asked its neighbor, Goddard Space Flight Center, for assistance in setting up a solar energy project. To study effectiveness, Goddard instrumented the building to determine oil consumption, water usage and temperatures. Goddard engineers recorded information for two winter-summer cycles and are now analyzing the data. Preliminary estimates indicate solar collectors save between 40 and 50 percent of oil needed to meet home heating and hot water needs.
Full article: http://hdl.handle.net/hdl:2060/20070018898
Abstract
Greenbelt Homes' management asked its neighbor, Goddard Space Flight Center, for assistance in setting up a solar energy project. To study effectiveness, Goddard instrumented the building to determine oil consumption, water usage and temperatures. Goddard engineers recorded information for two winter-summer cycles and are now analyzing the data. Preliminary estimates indicate solar collectors save between 40 and 50 percent of oil needed to meet home heating and hot water needs.
A New Look for Greenbelt
A New Look for Greenbelt
