CONTENTS
MARCH/APRIL 2012
SOLARTODAY.ORG
NED BONZI PHOTOGRAPHY, NEDBONZI.COM
18 The Passive House Retrofit By Beth Sereni and Graham Irwin How one project team transformed a 1960s eyesore into a super- efficient, net-zero-energy home and Building America program prototype.
SOU TH WES T WINDPO WER
22 Certifying
Small Wind Systems
By Larry Sherwood, Brent Summerville and Heather Rhoads-Weaver
By establishing consistent consumer
ratings and helping incentive programs determine eligibility, the Small
Wind Certification Council’s certifications go a long way toward growing
the market.
26 Shading for
NORBER T M. LECHNER
Energy Savings
By Norbert M. Lechner
By reducing the need for air conditioning, this design technique goes a
long way in saving money and energy.
30 Selling Solar
on the Wholesale
Capacity Market
ISO NEW ENGLAND
By Doug Hurley
It isn’t for every solar project developer, but if the opportunity exists in
your region, it can represent another
nice funding source.
Trees 193
Energy 128 million Btu
Water 29,096 gallons
Greenhouse Gases 9.3 tons
Solid Waste 7. 6 tons
SOLAR TODAY is printed with vegetable ink on paper
containing 100 percent post-consumer waste. The paper is
produced at a biomass-powered mill. This issue saves:
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environmental statement
ON THE COVER: Retrofitting this
Sonoma, Calif., home to the rigorous
Passive House standard added just 15
percent beyond the cost of a similarly
designed conventional home. PHOTO
COURTESY OF NED BONZI PHOTOGRAPHY,
NEDBONZI.COM.
Articles appearing in this magazine are indexed in Environmental Periodicals Bibliography and ArchiText Construction Index: afsonl.com.
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