Solar Radiation Data Manual for Buildings

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Preface

For use by architects and engineers, the Solar Radiation Data Manual for Buildings provides solar resources information for common window orientations for the United States and its territories. This information was modeled using solar radiation and meteorological data gathered from 1961 to 1990 and will permit quick evaluations of passive solar and daylighting features for buildings.

This manual was produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Analytic Studies Division under the Resource Assessment Program, which is funded and monitored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Solar Energy Conversion.

The authors acknowledge Doug Balcomb and Ron Judkoff from NREL's Buildings and Energy Systems Division. Their efforts were instrumental in establishing the content of the data manual. The authors also acknowledge the contributions and reviews of Steve Ternoey (Lightforms); Richard Perez (State University of New York); and NREL staff members Scott Crowder, Gene Maxwell, Steve Slazak, and Tom Stoffel.

Approved for the National Rewewable Energy Laboratory

Thomas D. Bath, Director
Analytic Studies Division

Dave Renne', Manager
Resource Assessment Program

Introduction

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