Masonry Magazine January 1981 Page.22
Glazing
It is desirable that the glazing component of these passive solar energy systems be operable to facilitate cleaning, exhausting excess heat, providing a means of egress or a combination of these. The glazing may be sliding glass doors, awning type windows, hinged glass doors or other options. Hinged doors installed vertically or horizontally may greatly facilitate the cleaning of vented or unvented thermal storage wall collectors. Depending upon building classification, building codes may require a 3-ft vertical separation between openings located vertically one above the other. This is not typically a requirement for residential buildings or any building under 3 stories in height.
METRIC CONVERSION
Because of the possible confusion inherent in showing dual unit systems in the calculations, the metric (SI) units are not given in this Technical Notes. Table 13 in Technical Notes 4G provides metric (SI) conversion factors for the more commonly used units.
SUMMARY
This Technical Notes provides information on the construction and detailing of brick masonry thermal storage components for passive solar energy systems. The information, recommendations and details contained in this Technical Notes are based on the available data and experience of the Institute's technical staff. They should be recognized as suggestions and recommendations for the consideration of the designers and owners of buildings when using brick in passive solar energy applications. All of the possible variations cannot be covered in a single Technical Notes. However, it is believed that the information is presented in a form such that specific details are interchangeable. The final decision for details to be used is not within the purview of the Brick Institute of America, and must rest with the project designer, owner or both.
REFERENCES
1. Passive Solar Design Handbook, Volume Two of Two Volumes: Passive Solar Design Analysis, January 1980, prepared by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, J. Douglas Balcomb, Dennis Barley, Robert McFarland, Joseph Perry. Jr., William Wray and Scott Noll, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Solar Applications, Passive and Hybrid Solar Buildings Program, Washington, D.C.