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MN Renovator · 12-02-13, 10:27 AM

Thanks again Exeric, I've had a hard time with finding some good resources for envelope efficiency, solar power(of non-PV variety), and I've eventually found things as I've searched but getting my hands on a good solar heating book hasn't happened yet, so this is great.

"So you will be taking on an extreme task. Good Luck!"
Absolutely, its huge and I think I'll be staging it out instead of taking it on all at one time.
I've already got the double glazing but when I do the energy modeling for my house, after upgrading insulation, the windows turn from being 35% of the heat loss into 69% of the heat loss but upgrading them to a U .2 triple glazed brings the window loss down to 36.6% and the total loss drops to 65% of what it would be with the current windows in.

12-02-13, 10:27 AM	#12
MN Renovator Less usage=Cheaper bills Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 939 Thanks: 41 Thanked 116 Times in 90 Posts	Thanks again Exeric, I've had a hard time with finding some good resources for envelope efficiency, solar power(of non-PV variety), and I've eventually found things as I've searched but getting my hands on a good solar heating book hasn't happened yet, so this is great. "So you will be taking on an extreme task. Good Luck!" Absolutely, its huge and I think I'll be staging it out instead of taking it on all at one time. I've already got the double glazing but when I do the energy modeling for my house, after upgrading insulation, the windows turn from being 35% of the heat loss into 69% of the heat loss but upgrading them to a U .2 triple glazed brings the window loss down to 36.6% and the total loss drops to 65% of what it would be with the current windows in.