Solar Demonstrations on Federal Residences: Better Planning and Management Control Needed

Abstract

The Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 provides for demonstrating the practical use of solar heating in various U.S. geographic and climatic regions. To demonstrate the residential use of solar heating in the federal sector, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), whose responsibilities were assumed by the Department of Energy (DOE), provided funding authority to the Department of Defense (DOD) for two demonstration projects. Under the first project, DOD was to install solar heating devices on 35 new and 15 existing single family residential units at military bases. The second project was for the demonstration of solar heating systems on 80 residential units using central collector fields near the residences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 13, 1978
Accession Number
AD1171630

Entities

People

  • Monte Jr Canfield

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Accumulators
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Demonstrations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Heating
  • Instructions
  • Law
  • Monitoring
  • Natural Resources
  • Procurement
  • Site Selection
  • Small Business
  • Solar Heating
  • Solar System

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.