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The following publications are recommended reading by SHC Task Operating Agents and experts:
Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings
Towards Net Zero Energy
PDF 1.87MB
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications
Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications
December 2012
Task 37 - Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation
Advanced and Sustainable Housing Rennovation Handbook
PDF 15.2MB
Task 34 - Testing and Validation of Building Energy Simulation Tools
Empirical Validations of Shading/Daylighting/Load Interactions in Building Energy Simulation Tools
August 2007 - PDF 3.48MB
International Energy Agency Building Energy Simulation Test and Diagnostic Method (IEA BESTEST)
September 2008 - PDF 3.24MB
Task 33 - Solar Heat for Industrial Process
Potential for Solar Heat in Industrial Processes
2008 - PDF 1.93MB
Process Heat Collectors
2008 - PDF 0.84MB
Task 32 - Advanced Storage Concepts for Solar and Low Energy Buildings
Thermal Energy Storage for Solar and Low Energy Buildings - State of the Art
June 2005
Task 28 - Solar Sustainable Housing
Sustainable Solar Housing - 2 Volumes
Task 20 - Solar Energy in Building Renovation
Solar Renovation Demonstration Projects
October 1998 - PDF 1.39MB
Task 16 - Photovoltaics in Buildings
Photovoltaics in Buildings: A Design Handbook for Architects and Engineers
1995 - PDF 9.75MB
Task 14 - Advance Active Solar Energy Systems
Advanced Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems
October 1996 - PDF 2.08MB
Task 13 - Advance Solar Low Energy Buildings
Solar Energy Houses: Strategies, Technologies, Examples
1996
Task 12 - Building Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Solar Applications
ADELINE Software (Integrated Daylighting and Lighting Computer Design Tool)
February 1994
Atrium Models for the Analysis of Thermal Comfort and Energy Use
March 1996 - PDF 38.54MB
Building Energy Simulation Test (BESTEST) and Diagnostic Methods
February 1995
Empirical Validation of Thermal Building Simulation Programs Using Test Room Data Vol. 1
September 1994 - PDF 7.12MB
Empirical Validation of Thermal Building Simulation Programs Using Test Room Data Vol. 2
September 1994 - PDF 3.83MB
Empirical Validation of Thermal Building Simulation Programs Using Test Room Data Vol. 3
September 1994 - PDF 7.84MB
Task 11 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Commercial Buildings
Passive Solar Commercial and Institutional Buildings
March 1994
Task 8 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Low Energy Buildings
Design Information Booklet No. 1 - Energy Design Principles in Buildings
July 1988 - PDF 2.93MB
Design Information Booklet No. 2 - Design Context
1988 - PDF 7.22MB
Design Information Booklet No. 3 - Design Guidelines: An International Summary
July 1990 - PDF 0.82MB
Design Information Booklet No. 4 - Design Tool Selection and Use
December 1988 - PDF 1.79MB
Design Information Booklet No. 5 - Construction Issues
August 1989 - PDF 0.68MB
Design Information Booklet No. 6 - Passive Solar Homes: Case Studies
December 1990 - PDF 6.19MB
Design Information Booklet No. 8 - Post-Construction Activities
August 1989 - PDF 0.38MB
Performance Evaluation Procedures
October 1988 - PDF 3.25MB
Workshops and Special Working Groups
Dynamic Testing of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems, Volumes A and B
December 1992
Performance and Durability Assessment of Optical Materials for Solar Thermal Systems
January 2004
Newsletters
Solar Update
July 2011 - PDF 1.9MB
Solar Update
January 2012 - PDF 0.49MB
Solar Update
June 2012 - PDF 2.77MB
Solar Update
January 2013 - PDF 0.6MB
Solar Heat Worldwide
Solar Heat Worldwide 2011
May 2011 - PDF 0.83MB
IEA SHC Annual Reports
IEA SHC Annual Report 2011
July 2012 - PDF 4.25MB
Task 2 - Coordination of Solar Heating and Cooling R&D
Compilation of Background Papers on National Solar Heating and Cooling Programs
January 1983 - PDF 0.71MB
General Programme Reports
Technology Roadmap: Solar Heating and Cooling
July 2012 - PDF 3.32MB
The Potential of Solar Thermal Technologies in a Sustainable Energy Future
February 2010 - PDF 3.94MB
The Time for Solar is Now
2007 - PDF 0.37MB