PASSIVE SOLAR ALASKAN SCHOOL. PHASE I REPORT

The State of Alaska is required by the Hootch Decision to build schools in rural Alaska in all villages where more than 8 students are present in order that they not be required to leave their villages to attend school. It is in the best interest of the state to build and maintain these buildings at the least cost and make them as self-sufficient as possible. The problems addressed in the school design were those of heating and lighting that can displace some of the need for electrical generation, as well as the burning of fuel oil for heat. The design approach examined was heating and lighting using passive solar gain. Design tools available included school building models, some state design experience, and some solar radiation data (hourly). Sun angle charts were developed and the TRNSYS computer program was utilized extensively for modeling the performance of test module designs.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/research/assets/pdf/ak_rd_81_10.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  2301 Peger Road
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99701
• Authors:
  • Seifert, R D
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: 212 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Schools; Solar energy; Structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: School buildings
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488109
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
• Report/Paper Numbers: AK-RD-81-10
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM