Other Useful References for Solar Heating and Cooling Designers and Installers

Rooﬁng Construction and Estimating, by Daniel Atcheson, 2006—ISBN 978-1-57218-007-9, Craftsman Book Company. This work provides details of typical roof construction methods and materials, including weather-sealing techniques, and applies to roof-mounted SHC installations.

National Design Speciﬁcation (NDS) for Wood Construction, ANSI/AWC NDS-2012—American Wood Council. This reference provides methods for determining withdrawal loads for screw and other attachments to wood structural members. It is especially useful for structural calculations for roof-mounted PV arrays and other solar collectors.

Solar Domestic Water Heating, by Chris Laughton, May 2010—ISBN 978-1-84407-736-6, Routledge.

Solar Hot Water Systems Lessons Learned 1977 to Today, 2004—Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services

Solar Hot Water Fundamentals: Siting, Design, and Installation, March 2011, by Peter Skinner, Todd Paternoster, Alan Paul, Betsy Ferris Wyman, and Will Skinner—ISBN-10 0983355207 and ISBN-13 978-0983355205, E2G Solar.

Solar Thermal Systems: Successful Planning and Construction, by Felix A. Peuser, Karl-Heinz Remmers, Martin Schnauss, August 2011—ISBN 978-1-84971-331-3.

Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems, by Bob Ramlow with Benjamim Nusz, 2010—ISBN 978-0-86571-668-1, New Society Publishers.

NABCEP Solar Heating Study Guide, prepared by Chuck Marken and Vaughan Woodruff, May 2012—North American Board of Certiﬁed Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).

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