Blueprints for Freedom Series
Building the New Civilization Free From the Beast One Brick at a Time

The Lost Annals of the New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA)
1976-1980

For a period of years in the late 1970s the NMSEA rose to world prominence at the forefront of the newly coalesced alternative energy movement in the wake of the Arab oil embargo during the Carter regime. The NMSEA emerged as the voice of a grass-roots movement of ordinary people augmented by scientists and engineers from Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.

Mary Beth Bliss said it most eloquently in 1978 while speaking on behalf of the NMSEA at a solar convention on the topic of Grass Roots Solar Technology Transfer:

---

Something extraordinary is happening in New Mexico. Forty-ninth in per capita income, this state nevertheless boasts more solar homes than any other area of the country.

Contrary to current wisdom, this outstanding achievement was not affected by feasibility studies, market penetration analyses, solar commercialization forecasts, attendant subsidies, research centers or panels of experts.

Rather it was effected by people – very ordinary people –who have a resource for their questions through the New Mexico Solar Energy Association, and who have built their houses inexpensively out of very common materials – wood, glass, and earth. In doing so they provide living demonstrations of solar feasibility, which arouse more interest, more questions, more innovation – and more living demonstrations. This process –learning by demonstration – is the heart of solar technology transfer. It is a model for spurring rapid citizen use of a most attractive resource: energy from the sun; a model which is relevant to application nationally as well as internationally.”

—Mary Beth Bliss, August 1978, The New Mexico Solar Energy Association

I submit that experience from those years is no less relevant today and that grass-roots solar technology can be directly transferred to the Redoubts of today as one of the foundations of a beast-free civilization.

Imagine freedom from the parasites of society, the leeches in the mortgage industry; the lawyers, bankers, brokers who produce nothing of value but are always there for their cut of the deal. I learned how to live the independent life and how to build mortgage-free homes with a little help from my friends.

You can too.

Scroll down for the annotated Hot Topic Index.

NOTE: If the text below is out of alignment, increase the width of your browser window (make it full screen), or reduce the size of text viewed in your browser window.

 

 

Hot Topic Index

With Annotations by the Editor

 

NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY ASSOCIATION (NMSEA) BULLETIN

1976-1980

 

 

 

This is a partial index. Please Browse by Bulletin to see all of the articles.

NOTE: This is a preview only. Links to the articles have been disabled. To read the articles, download the SolarDoc Database.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Cooling (See Heating: Passive: Heat Retention and Dissipation)

Education

Electricity

Solar

       Photovoltaic

       Other

Wind

Food

Production

       Animals

       Crops

Preservation

Garden (See under Food: Production: Crops)

Greenhouse

Construction

Maintenance

Performance

Heating

Active

Passive

       Heat Retention and Dissipation

       Human Comfort

       Performance

Wood

Home

Construction

       Glazing

       Heat

       Insulation

       Lumber

       Other

       Trombe Wall

       Wood

Retrofitting

       Commercial/Large-Scale

       Heat

       Trombe Wall

Human Interest

Insulation (See under Home: Construction)

Irrigation (See under Water)

Policy  

Energy and Power

       Nuclear

       Oil

       Solar

Law

People

Wood

Water  

Drinking Water

Hot Water

       Solar

       Wood

Irrigation

Waste Water

Indexes

 

  

Education

 

o        CAUTION ADVISED – Evaluation of solar literature from government

                                                agencies – Many mistakes and general misinformation with

                                                some notable exceptions. “My experience as well. Use the

                                                information presented in the NMSEA Bulletin. Avoid

                                                government literature designed for consumer

                                                consumption. Most of it is full of mistakes.”

                                                September 1978

o        ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOLAR CLASSES

                                                July 1978

o        RECOMMENDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS – 10 books and collections of plans and

                                                projects.

                                                July 1978

o        TEACHER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL INSTRUCTORS –

                                                Details of 4 workshops.

                                                July 1978

o        UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN SOLAR ENERGY THEORY – Designing the solar

                                                dream house.

                                                July 1978

o        ENERGY EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS – Passive Solar Graduate Program for

                                                Architects and Engineers.

                                                July 1978

o        COMMUNITY EDUCATION: A MODEL FOR LEARNING IN A TRANSFORMED SOCIETY –

                                                Education goals, objectives, case study.

                                                July 1978

o        RECOMMENDED EDUCATIONAL FILMS – Review of 7 solar films.

                                                August 1978

o        SOLAR ENERGY CLASSROOM MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY

                                                GRADE LEVELS – 3 pages. Materials developed by the Burke Baker

                                                Planetarium who teach over 50,000 elementary students annually.

                                                September 1978

 

Electricity

• Solar

 

Photovoltaic

o        GLOSSARY OF SOLAR ELECTRIC TERMS – 17 terms defined.

                                                June 1979

o        PHOTOVOLAICS: STATE OF THE ART – Cost analysis, Flat Panel Silicon, PV

                                                Concentrators, Thin Film and Advanced Concepts, Balance of Systems

                                                Concerns. “Less has changed since 1979 than one would think.

                                                Prices are creeping down and the next breakthrough is right

                                                around the corner.”

                                                June 1979

o        SOLAR ELECTRIC: SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS – 5 page article with schematics

                                                and picture on how to do it. “Read this to fully understand how home

                                                systems work. No need to assemble your own panels now but the

                                                knowledge might be invaluable in the future.”

                                                June 1979

o        SATELLITE POWER SYSTEM: A SUMMARY OF ISSUES – Photovoltaic energy beamed

                                                to earth via microwave transmission. Pros and cons.

                                                June 1979

o        SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY AT SCHUCHULI VILLAGE –

                                                World’s first village photovoltaic power system, courtesy of the Department of

                                                 Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the

                                                 Papago Indian Reservation. Provides water, refrigeration, lighting,

                                                 washing machines and sewing machines.

                                                 October 1979

Other

o        SALT GRADIENT PONDS – A CHEAP WAY TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR ENERGY –

                                                 2 page article and schematic drawing showing how hot salt water can

                                                 drive a turbine and generator. Discussion on Carnot efficiency and

                                                 Rankine cycle.

                                                 June 1980

o        OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY: AN OVERVIEW – Background, Principle, Technical

                                                 Obstacles, Environmental Impacts, Costs and Future Development.

                                                 3 pages. 1 schematic drawing.

                                                 September 1980

 

• Wind

 

o        ELECTRICITY FROM THE WIND: WHERE DO WE STAND?

                                                 October 1977

o        ELECTRICITY FROM THE WIND: WHERE DO WE STAND? Still in the 1930’s as of

                                                 1978. “Remarkable progress in equipment has been made since

                                                 then. Good overview of the basics.”

                                                 November 1979

o        LET 100 WINDMILLS BLOOM – Wind power in Denmark.

                                                 December 1979

o        WIND POWER FOR THE SOUTH BRONX – The U.S. Community Services Agency funds

                                                 a 40 kilowatt wind energy system in the South Bronx.

                                                 February 1980

 

Food

• Production

 

Animals

o        THE CONTINUING SAGA OF THE GHOST RANCH PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM –

                                                 Photo Cells, Reflectors, Battery Storage, Controls and Appliances. A

                                                 chicken house gets lighting to extend the laying seasons. 3 pages. 1

                                                 photograph, 2 detail drawings, 1 electrical schematic. Results: The

                                                 solar chickens were the only ones in the area to lay eggs all winter.

                                                 “Read the article for the whole story of the ‘Chicken Hilton.’”

                                                 July 1980

Crops

o        HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE GARDENING – by James B. DeKorn author of The

                                                Survival Greenhouse

                                                July 1977

o        A TIME TO SOW, A TIME TO REAP – Greenhouse continual planting and harvesting year

                                                round. Over 100 plants, vegetables and flowers grown in different areas

                                                of the greenhouse in different seasons and signs of the moon. Optimum

                                                growing areas pictured in detailed 2 page sketches. Detailed discussion

                                                and specific recommendations. “Don’t miss this if you are doing a

                                                greenhouse. Based on the authors’ extensive experience.”

                                                March 1978

o        A NEW HYDROPONIC GROWING TECHNIQUE – by Jim DeKorn. Sketch and

                                                description of a simple do-it-yourself technique developed by Dr. P.A.

                                                Schippers of the Long Island Horticultural Research Farm (Cornell

                                                University). “Almost fool-proof in its simplicity. Grows a large

                                                amount of food in a small space.”

                                                March 1978

o        SKYLIGHTS FOR MORE THAN LIGHT – Growing Beds Under the sky, Mini

                                                Greenhouses, Skylights as Rain Catchers and Solar Collectors, the

                                                Shower system of the Solar Garden Home, Skylights for a Solar Show.

                                                November 1978

o        EARLY SOLAR HORTICULTURE – Adapted from A Golden Thread: 2500 years of Solar

                                                 Architecture and Technology. “Of Fruit Walls and Conservatories.”

                                                  January 1980

o        DECEPTIVE BARRENNESS – THE DESERT CONCEALS FOOD SOURCES THAT PREHISTORIC

                                                PEOPLES KNEW HOW TO EXPLOIT. WILL MODERN MAN DO AS WELL? –

                                                Table I: Characteristics of selected food plants from the Sonoran Desert. Food

                                                 values, yields and productivity. An ideal food plant design. Unfailing

                                                 resource species. Myriads of hybrids. Considerable variation –

                                                 Mesquite. Out produces the Common Bean – Tepary Bean. Farming

                                                 the sea. Reversing the perilous trend. 5 pages. “Outstanding article,

                                                 photographs and plant drawings.”

                                                  April 1980

o        WHO IS SAVING THE SEEDS TO SAVE US? URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO PRESERVE

                                                 THE BASIC STOCK FROM WHICH MODERN CROPS ARE DERIVED –

                                                 Abandoned Stock. What of Taste? Preserving Options. Drought

                                                 adapted crops that need little irrigation. 3 pages.“Excellent."

                                                  April 1980

o        GHOST RANCH APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FARM – Solar greenhouses, pedal

                                                 powered threshers, solar water heaters, solar crop dryer, passive solar

                                                 adobe “Chicken Hilton” with photovoltaics, Savonious rotor for

                                                 grinding wheat. 2 pages. 3 photographs. The story of a 5 acre farm at

                                                 the Ranch.

                                                July 1980

o        ANCIENT CROPS FOR DESERT GARDENS – Lessons from the native people of the

                                                 southwest with many kinds of maize, beans, squash and other dry land

                                                 foods. 3 pages. 3 photographs. Discussion of growing techniques and

                                                 other secrets of successful cultivation with little water.

                                                 September 1980 

• Preservation

 

o        THE SOLAR CROP DRYER – Build it yourself. Dehydrate and preserve your own food.

                                                Article and sketch. “This unit works. Be sure to anchor it down if

                                                you live in a windy area.”

                                                August 1976

o        LIQUID CONCENTRATOR FOR SOLAR CELLS

                                                April 1978

 

Greenhouse

 

o        INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM F. YANDA ON GREENHOUSES – “Bill Yanda was the

                                                individual who popularized the Attached Heat and Food Producing

                                                Greenhouse which soon spread around the world.”

                                                August 1976

 

• Construction

 

o        SUNDWELLINGS DEMONSTRATION CENTER NEARS COMPLETION – Solar heating

                                                and cooling. 4 systems, Direct Gain unit, greenhouse unit, Trombe

                                                Wall unit, control unit. Instruments and documentation by Los Alamos

                                                Scientific Laboratories. Construction details. “These units produced

                                                the data that laid the scientific foundation for passive solar design.”

                                                August 1976

o        BARN RAISING: SOLAR STYLE – by Bill Yanda. “Greenhouse workshops spread across

                                                the state. Good article on the flavor of greenhouse workshops and

                                                how to do them in your community.”

                                                May 1977

o        HELPFUL HINTS: THE GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENT

                                                Earth – composition, aeration, fertilization

                                                Water – amount, temperature

                                                Air – ventilation, optimal temperature

                                                Light – intensity, spectral range, photoperiods, distribution in different

                                                areas of the greenhouse

                                                Space – kinds of plants for different areas of the greenhouse in different

                                                seasons of the year

                                                Diagrams and 2 page planning chart.

                                                August 1977

o        A SOLAR GREENHOUSE DESIGN FOR THE COLD DRY REGIONS OF THE

                                                SOUTHWEST – Rock-bin storage. Details, drawings. “Rather strange

                                                overhead rock-bin storage. May not be entirely practical.”

                                                July 1977

o        SOLAR-MIST GREENHOUSE – Quonset structure with 2 layers of air-inflated

                                                polyethelyne. Active system that collects and recycles mist blown

                                                between the layers of plastic. “Avoid these types of systems.”

                                                July 1977

o        SOLAR HOUSE FOUR AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY – An integrated

                                                greenhouse/house with rock-bed storage and forced air circulation.

                                               July 1977

o        AAMODT GREENHOUSE ADDITION – Addition of Attached Solar Greenhouse to a 150

                                                year old adobe home. Details and drawing.

                                                August 1977

o        WORKSHOP REPORT: COVE ARIZONA – Navajo Reservation. Adding an attached solar

                                                greenhouse to a traditional hexagonal Navaho Hogan.

                                                November 1977

o        PASSIVE GREENHOUSE ADDITION – Hydroponic greenhouse added on to a 100 year old

                                                solar heated log house. Details and drawings of the greenhouse and

                                                hydroponic system.

                                                November 1977

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Greenhouse with railroad tie foundation.

                                                                February 1978 I

o        SLIDING INSULATION IN GREENHOUSE ROOFS – Solves the heat loss problem with

                                                over-head glazing. 5 detailed drawings.

                                                February 1978 I

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Raising of a 53 by 12 foot greenhouse at the Christ in the Desert

                                                Monastery. Construction of an 8 by 12 foot greenhouse sponsored by

                                                the League of Women Voters of Albuquerque.

                                                May 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Greenhouse construction workshop on a school in the far-flung

                                                reaches of the Navajo Nation.

                                                June 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – 3 Greenhouse workshops, one of them on a Senior Citizen’s Home.

                                                November 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Winter greenhouse construction – problems and challenges.

                                                December 1978

o        THE SUNOMIC GREENHOUSE – 1 page drawing.

                                                January – February 1979

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Vent Your Greenhouse. Roof vents, Passive Heat Motor, interior

                                                vents, circulating vents, insulated vents.

                                                October 1979

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Greenhouse blueprint, excerpts of detailed drawings and

                                                 construction instructions.

                                                 November 1979

 

• Maintenance

 

o        THE BUG BOOK – Review of book on biological and organic insect control.

                                                 August 1977

o        WHITE FLIES IN YOUR GREENHOUSE – A primer on greenhouse pest control. Biological

                                                 Agents, Mechanical Control, Cultural Practices, Parasite Biology,

                                                 Botanical Insecticides.

                                                November 1979

 

• Performance

 

o        WHY AN OWNER BUILT GREENHOUSE IS COMPETETIVE WITH GAS FOR HOME

                                                HEATING IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO – Detailed Report.

                                                “Northern New Mexico is high and cold. Most people live at 7,000

                                                to 8,000 foot elevations.”

                                                January 1977

o        NOTI SOLAR GREENHOUSE: PERFORMANCE & ANALYSIS – Passive solar in the

                                                Pacific Northwest.

                                                July 1977

o        YANDA’S FINAL REPORT – Extracted from William F. Yanda’s “Solar Sustenance Project

                                                – Phase II – Final Report.”  I. Thermal Performance II. Potential Heat

                                                available from a Greenhouse III. The Griffin Home IV. Produce from  

                                                your Greenhouse. Owner reports from 11 attached greenhouses.

                                                “Essential reading if you are contemplating a greenhouse.”

                                                August 1977

o        PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY: HOW WELL DOES IT WORK? Details on the relative

                                                performance of 5 solar greenhouses located in New Mexico, New

                                                Jersey and Oregon with comparison of 17 factors and tabulated results.

                                                “Original work documenting how solar greenhouses work in widely

                                                different climates.”

                                                October 1977

o        A TIME TO SOW, A TIME TO REAP – Greenhouse continual planting and harvesting year

                                                round. Over 100 plants, vegetables and flowers grown in different areas

                                                of the greenhouse in different seasons and signs of the moon. Optimum

                                                growing areas pictured in detailed 2 page sketches. Detailed discussion

                                                and specific recommendations. “Don’t miss this if you are doing a

                                                greenhouse. Based on the authors’ extensive experience.”

                                                March 1978

o        PERFORMANCE OF THE NMSEA GREENHOUSE – Data, analysis and discussion with

                                                instrumentation provided by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories.

                                                March 1978

o        GHOST RANCH SUNDWELLINGS PERFORMANCE – Report on the Direct Gain,

                                                Greenhouse, Trombe Wall and control units with scientific

                                                documentation of performance.

                                                June 1978

o        AN AIR THERMOSIPHON SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM: THE JONES HOUSE –

                                                Features, description and performance. Picture, diagram and graphs of

                                                data. Giant greenhouse collector and rock bed storage. Instruments

                                                fully document performance. 4 page article.

                                                July 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Back to the Navajo Reservation on December 13-16 for

                                                 construction of 85 feet of Convective Air and Thermal Storage Wall

                                                 onto the wings of the main dormitory near an Attached Solar

                                                 Greenhouse built in a workshop last February. “The greenhouse, now a

                                                 jungle of tomato plants and rabbits, has been successfully heating the

                                                 central living area of the dorm.” Article addresses design, vents, frame,

                                                 glazing and performance. Drawing and photograph.

                                                February 1980

o        THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF THE NMSEA GREENHOUSE – by Bristol Stickney. 4

                                                 pages. 8 graph plots of performance temperature data. Average high

                                                 and low extremes, indoor-outdoor temperature relationships, average

                                                 range of temperature fluctuations, seasonal performance comparison.

                                                 “Clear, solid and definitive engineering work documenting

                                                 greenhouse performance.”

                                                  May 1980

 

Heating

 

o        A COMMON LANGUAGE: HEAT TRANSFER PROCESSES: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS –

                                                Definitions of 28 common terms necessary to understand solar energy.

                                                February 1978 II

 

• Active

 

o        2 SOLAR MOBILE HOMES – Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories. One is active and the

                                                other passive.

                                                August 1976

o        THE CLEAR VIEW COLLECTOR SYSTEM – Solar collector and rock-bed storage.

                                                Active air system from the University of Arizona. “Academics seem to

                                                like the complexities of active systems. I try to avoid them.”

                                                February 1978 II

o        LUMSDAINE SOLAR HOUSE – Solar heating and cooling. Hybrid system with passive and

                                                active features.

                                                May 1978

o        TOTAL ENERGY USE OF HOME HEATING SYSTEMS – Capital Energy Cost. Operating

                                                Energy Cost. Total Energy Cost and Net Energy. “Invaluable work on

                                                Energy Return on Energy Invested, EROEI. Passive solar systems

                                                use 75-91% less energy over 20 years than active solar systems.”

                                                June 1978

 

• Passive

     

o        SUNDWELLINGS DEMONSTRATION CENTER NEARS COMPLETION – Solar heating

                                                and cooling. 4 systems, Direct Gain unit, greenhouse unit, Trombe

                                                Wall unit, control unit. Instruments and documentation by Los Alamos

                                                Scientific Laboratories. Construction details. “These units produced

                                                the data that laid the scientific foundation for passive solar design.”

                                                August 1976

o        PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY: HOW IT WORKS – Here it is again, simplified. Conduction,

                                                Radiation and Convection elucidated. 5 Passive solar energy systems

                                                described with diagrams and Bibliography:

                                                Direct Gain

                                                Thermal Storage Wall (also known as a Trombe Wall)

                                                Greenhouses

                                                Convective Loop (Thermosiphon Systems)

                                                Roof Ponds

                                                “This is the essence of passive solar. Read this and you will ‘get it.’"

     October 1978

Heat Retention and Dissipation

o        CONVECTION TESTED – by Scott Morris. Natural convective air-cooled solar collectors. 2

                                                test units. Construction, data acquisition, results. Charts, diagrams and

                                                discussion of results. Scott Morris was a pioneer of the solar air

                                                collector, having performed research on a number of different

                                                types of air collectors including window collectors that can be

                                                retrofitted to existing structures. They worked then and still do

                                                today.”

                                                October 1977

o        ELECTRICAL ANALOG TO HEAT TRANSFER THROUGH A WALL – Cross-section

                                                drawings illustrating heat flow dynamics through a wall and window.

                                                November 1977

o        CONSERVATION MEASURES: AN OVERVIEW – “Excellent treatment of the most

                                                cost-effective strategies for air infiltration, furnace operation and

                                                insulation use including insulated shutters.”

                                                February 1978 I

o        UNTESTED IDEAS ON SPIKING NATURAL CONVECTION AIR HEATERS WITH WATER VAPOR –

                                                by Steve Baer. Article, sketch and graph plots.

                                                February 1978 II

o        A NOTE ON CALCIUM CHLORIDE – by Steve Baer. Using a eutectic salt for heat storage.

                                                One quart of cheap calcium chloride hexahydrate equals 5 gallons of

                                                water as a heat storage medium.

                                                February 1978 II

o        NIGHT SKY COOLING – by B. T. Rogers. “Buck Rogers strikes again in this definitive

                                                paper on passive cooling.”

                                                March 1978

o        LUMSDAINE SOLAR HOUSE – Solar heating and cooling. Hybrid system with passive and

                                                active features.

                                                May 1978

o        POTENTIAL OF UPFLOW STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR NATURAL CONVECTION COLLECTORS –

                                                by Scott Morris. 2 pages. 6 diagrams. “Detailed, original and essential

                                                article for understanding and designing air collector and storage

                                                systems that work.”

                                                August 1978

o        NATURAL COOLING TECHNIQUES – Shading, natural and Induced Ventilation,

                                                 Dehumidification, Earth Cooling, Evaporative Cooling, Night Sky

                                                 Radiation, Time-Lag Cooling. Sketch of Rock Bed Regeneration

                                                 process. 3 pages. “A good article.”

                                                  March 1980

o        LET THE TREES DO IT – Using strategic deciduous tree shading in difficult house

                                                 orientations. House Plan, drawings of West Wall Shade Profile Angles

                                                 on June 21 and the Solar Angles at 33 Degrees North latitude on June

                                                 21, September 21, March 21 and December 21.

                                                  March 1980

o        COOLING WITH OVERHANGS – Basic solar design from the Technical Assistance Crew.

                                                 How to calculate optimum overhangs that let in the winter sun and

                                                 shade the summer sun. Includes a Sun Angle Chart and 3 drawings.

                                                 “Essential material.”

                                                  March 1980

o        TWO NIGHT SKY COOLING STRATEGIES – 2 drawings and chart of Radiation Losses

                                                 From Horizontal Surfaces to Sky.

                                                March 1980

o        PASSIVE REFRIGERATION IN VERMONT – Integration of various technologies for a

                                                 complete home energy system. Wood, wind, Sun and Ice, The Solar

                                                 Hot Water Heater, Reduced Electrical Usage, the Ice-House Silo,

                                                 Freon Heat Pipe Versus Antifreeze Thermosiphon System for Freezing

                                                 Ice. Construction details and design data. 4 drawings and photograph.

                                                 6 pages. “Excellent article. Don’t miss this one.”

                                                  March 1980

o        A SIMPLE ADJUSTABLE OVERHANG – 3pages. 6 diagrams. Discussion of options.

                                                 “Proper shading of a solar system is one of the easiest ways to prevent

                                                 overheating.”

                                                  July 1980

o        TECHNICAL TIPS: ROCK BIN HEAT STORAGE: TO CIRCULATE OR NOT TO CIRCULATE –

                                                  August 1980

For more on Heat see Home: Construction: Heat and Home: Retrofitting: Heat

Human Comfort

o        PEOPLE IN BUILDINGS – Thermal Comfort Factors. “Keep a cool head and warm feet.

                                                Read this to understand how.”

                                                September 1978

o        AN AIR MIXING DEVICE – Simple invention that efficiently pulls hot air from the ceiling

                                                to the floor of a room leading to more comfort for the occupants. 2

                                                sketches and a description of the device as built. (It works. Ed.)

                                                December 1978

o        SOME UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN COMFORT – Human comfort depends on

                                                 temperature, humidity and air velocity. Discussion of conduction,

                                                 convection and radiation. Heat conduction of some common materials.

                                                 Wind chill factors. 4 pages.

                                                  February 1980

Performance

o        LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES PASSIVE SOLAR TEST CELL EXPERIEMENTS –

                                                Details of work in progress.

                                                January 1977

o        THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY CONSERVATION INSULATION STANDARDS BASED

                                                ON AVERAGE ENERGY USE RATHER THAN PEAK ENERGY USE – 6 page

                                                detailed paper with 11 charts analyzing research in 11 climate zones.

                                                “Important work with surprising results showing the major effects

                                                of exterior wall color and glazing on annual heating requirements.

                                                Use this information to reduce heating requirements for your

                                                house.”

                                                November 1977

o        EFFECT OF AZIMUTH ON YEARLY SOLAR PERFORMANCE – Simulated study from

                                                Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories on 2 locations: Albuquerque, New

                                                Mexico and Madison, Wisconsin showing the effects of southwest and

                                                southeast orientations from due south on solar performance.

                                                February 1978 II

o        EFFICIENCY: A QUESTION OF ENERGY FLOW – by Bristol Stickney. The whole macro-

                                                picture on efficiency. “Bristol Stickney was a mechanical

                                                engineering graduate who came out to New Mexico fresh from the

                                                University of Maine and was a stalwart staff member at the

                                                NMSEA during its most productive period.”

                                                February 1978 II

o        NET ENERGY ANALYSIS AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY – How to distinguish between

                                                net energy gainers and losers. Table of BTU energy content of 30

                                                common materials from cold-rolled carbon steel to brick. “This is one

                                                hot topic today for alternatives such as ethanol.”

                                                February 1978 II

o        WATER VS. TROMBE WALL – by Doug Balcomb. Thermal storage drawing and

                                                performance data demonstrating how night insulation and reflectors

                                                greatly enhance performance, providing 100% of annual heating

                                                requirements in some cases.

                                                February 1978 II

o        NET ENERGY ANALYSIS AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY, PART II – Table 1: Energy

                                                content for a typical commercial flat-plate collector: Copper,

                                                Aluminum, Glass, Wool. Table 2: Home heating options – Electric,

                                                Heat Pump and Solar with calculated energy inputs to each option from

                                                coal, crude oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro and solar. “Original studies

                                                on a hot topic today.”

                                                March 1978

o        SOLAR RADIATION AVAILABILITY AND TEMPERATURE – 3D graphs of solar

                                                availability, average daily temperature and number of days at each

                                                solar-temperature category in 6 different climatic regions: Florida,

                                                Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Mexico.

                                                April 1978

o        A LOW COST METHOD OF EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR

                                                PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS –

                                                “This 4 page article puts it all together. We need it today more

                                                than ever.”

                                                June 1978

o        GHOST RANCH SUNDWELLINGS PERFORMANCE – Report on the Direct Gain,

                                                Greenhouse, Trombe Wall and control units with scientific

                                                documentation of performance.

                                                June 1978

o        TOTAL ENERGY USE OF HOME HEATING SYSTEMS – Capital Energy Cost. Operating

                                                Energy Cost. Total Energy Cost and Net Energy. “Invaluable work on

                                                Energy Return on Energy Invested, EROEI. Passive solar systems

                                                use 75-91% less energy over 20 years than active solar systems.”

                                                June 1978

o        AN AIR THERMOSIPHON SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM: THE JONES HOUSE –

                                                Features, description and performance. Picture, diagram and graphs of

                                                data. Giant greenhouse collector and rock bed storage. Instruments

                                                fully document performance. 4 page article.

                                                July 1978

o        REDUCING HEAT LOSS IN THE HOME: A CASE HISTORY – “As Bulletin reader’s are

                                                aware, massive additions of insulation are not generally a cost effective

                                                approach to energy savings. (See articles by Cicero, Bickle, and other

                                                in November 1977 and February 1978 I & II) My points of attack were

                                                primarily infiltration losses, window losses, and furnace efficiency.”

                                                David Caskey, August 1978.

                                                August 1978

o        EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT ON THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SUN-DRIED

                                                ADOBE – by Benjamin T. Rogers. Thermal Conductivity vs. Moisture

                                                Content. 3 pages. 2 graphs.

                                                September 1978

o        PERFORMANCE OF A PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSE DESIGNED FOR NEW ENGLAND –

                                                3+ pages. 1 cross section. 4 temperature graphs. “70% solar heat in

                                                New England.”

                                                September 1978

o        PASSIVE EVALUATION STANDARDS – Review of National Vureau of Standards initial

                                                document on passive solar.

                                                October 1978

o        A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE OF ESTIMATING THE PERFORMANCE OF PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING

                                                SYSTEMS – by J.D. Balcomb and R.D. McFarland, Los Alamos Scientific

                                                Laboratories. Methodology, data and tables to analyze and predict solar

                                                performance of a building design. Solar heating data obtained for 84

                                                cities and used to predict solar performance for those 84 cities.

                                                September 1978

o        CORRECTION FROM SEPTEMBER, 1978 ARTICLE ON PAGE 6 BY BALCOMB & McFARLAND –

                                                Chart reflects recent weather data as well as giving figures for more New

                                                Mexico cities. The other figures in the September article are correct.

                                                October 1978

o        A COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE FACTORS FOR PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING –

                                                Examples and Methods. 4 page technical treatment.

                                                January – February 1979

o        THE NEW MEXICO SOLAR ENERGY RESOURCE: AVERAGE DAILY TOTALS OF SOLAR

                                                ENERGY AVAILABLE TO VARIOUS COLLECTORS BY SEASONS – Table of

                                                data and article from the University of New Mexico College of

                                                Engineering.

                                                  January – February 1979

o        HEAT LOSS CALCULATIONS – 5 pages will walk you through it.

       HEAT GAIN ANALYSIS – Follow the instructions. “To have a system that really works,

                                                 do not skip these heat loss and heat gain steps. Do it yourself or

                                                 have someone do it for you.”

                                                  November 1979

o        NEAR 100% SOLAR-CONSERVATION HOUSE IN SASKATCHEWAN – 4 pages.

                                                 1 photograph. 1 drawing. Thermal Mass, Construction, Thermal

                                                 Performance, Economic Implications, Design Data, Measured

                                                 Performance.

                                                December 1979

o        HOW SHOULD WE DIFINE AND MEASURE THE CARRYTHROUGH OF A PASSIVELY

                                                 SOLAR HEATED HOUSE? – “A passively solar heated house that has massive

                                                 floors and walls will stay fairly warm for a while on cold nights with

                                                 the furnace off. How long will it stay fairly war? In other words, what

                                                 is the carrythrough?” 2 page article.

                                                  January 1980

• Wood

 

o        WOOD HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES – Installation, Prefabricated Metal Chimneys, new

                                                 Masonry Chimneys, Used Masonry Chimneys, Chimney Connectors,

                                                 Wall Clearances and Protection, Floor Protection, Operation and

                                                 Protection, Approved or Listed Stoves. 6 pages. 6 large drawings.

                                                “Excellent presentation.”

                                                  August 1980

 

Home

• Construction

 

o        RULES OF THUMB FOR PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO –

                                                by J. Douglas Balcomb, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories. “4 design

                                                rules that can be extrapolated for use anywhere. Anyone planning

                                                or designing a house should know and use these rules. A pioneering

                                                and seminal work in the field of passive solar energy.”

                                                May 1977

o        THUMBMANSHIP – by J.D. Balcomb “More on rules of thumb for passive solar design

                                                by Doug Balcomb. Essential reading to understand how it truly

                                                works and to avoid costly mistakes.”

                                                July 1977

o        SUNDWELLINGS DEMONSTRATION CENTER NEARS COMPLETION – Solar heating

                                                and cooling. 4 systems, Direct Gain unit, greenhouse unit, Trombe

                                                Wall unit, control unit. Instruments and documentation by Los Alamos

                                                Scientific Laboratories. Construction details. “These units produced

                                                the data that laid the scientific foundation for passive solar design.”

                                                August 1976

o        2 SOLAR MOBILE HOMES – Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories. One is active and the

                                                other passive.

                                                August 1976

o        A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: PASSIVE SOLAR SYSTEM – Drawings and details.

                                                October 1976

o        EVOLUTIONARY SOLAR HOMES -     Experiences of 3 owner-builders in building and

                                                living in their solar homes.

                                                December 1977

o        FINANCING YOUR OWNER-BUILT SOLAR HOME – Pitfalls of outside financing.

                                                December 1977

o        SUCCESS ON A BUDGET – The author digs in to build a 1,000 square foot, passive solar

                                                home for $3/square foot material cost.

                                                March 1978

o        IOWA CITY PASSIVE HOME

                                                April 1978

o        THOMPSON HOUSE, CERRILOS, NEW MEXICO – Owner designed and built solar-adobe

                                                with arches. Article with 6 pictures.

                                                October 1978

o        PASSIVE/HYBRID SOLAR DESIGN AND UTILIZATION WORKSHOPS – Professional

                                                workshops for Architects, Builders and Consumers.

                                                December 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – 8 workshops.

o        PUEBLO ARCHITECTURE: IN RESPECT TO THE SUN – “Don’t fight the site. Work with

                                                nature.” Article and photographs of original passive solar architecture:

                                                Bandolier National Monument Cliff Dwellings, Canyon de Chelly,

                                                Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon and Taos Pueblo.

                                                October 1979

o        ECONOMIC TOOLS: CASH FLOW ANALYSIS – A good tool for deciding to go solar. 4

                                                 pages of tables and calculations.

                                                  November 1979

o        PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSING IN AUSTRALIA – Low Energy Consumption House,

                                                 Melbourne. Solarch Experimental House Mark 1, Fowler’s Gap, New

                                                 South Wales, 31 Degrees South Latitude. South Australia Housing

                                                 Trust Experimental Solar House, Adelaide, South Australia, 34

                                                 Degrees South Latitude. Private and Small-Scale Passive Solar

                                                 Developers.

                                                  December 1979

o        NEAR 100% SOLAR-CONSERVATION HOUSE IN SASKATCHEWAN – 4 pages.

                                                 1 photograph. 1 drawing. Thermal Mass, Construction, Thermal

                                                 Performance, Economic Implications, Design Data, Measured

                                                 Performance.

                                                  December 1979

Glazing

o        GLAZINGS 101 – Characteristics discussed: Light Transmission, Optical Clarity, Diffusivity,

                                                 Impact Resistance, Service Lifetime; Ultraviolet, Weather and

                                                 Abrasion Resistance; Rigidity, Service Temperature, Thermal

                                                 Expansion/Contraction, Weight, Aesthetics, Cost; Ease of installation,

                                                 maintenance and replacement; Availability. Comparison of Glazing

                                                 Materials chart with 22 types of glazing and trade names with listed

                                                 specifications, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of each

                                                 material. Discussion and recommendations for different applications. 5

                                                 pages. “This is a concise and essential article for your successful

                                                 solar project.”

                                                  September 1980

o        GLAZING MATERIALS – “Everything you ever wanted to know about glass and 8 types

                                                of plastic. Longwave transmission and shortwave transmission.

                                                Pros and cons.”

                                                February 1978 I

o        HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR THERMAL EXPANSION IN PLASTICS – “You need this

                                                information for successful installation of plastic glazing materials.”

                                                April 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – NOTES ON ROOFING PROBLEMS – 2 detailed pages with 4

                                                roof drawing concerning roof glazing.

                                                October 1978

o        WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE HEAT MIRROR? – Selective coating on glazing

                                                 materials to limit heat loss. “Forget about this. Coatings such as

                                                 “Low E” kill solar gain. This is important. You can ruin a solar

                                                 project with “Low E” glass.”

                                                  September 1980

o        TECHNICAL TIPS: GLAZING SPACING – What is the optimum distance between

                                                 glazings? Discussion, analysis, conclusions and recommendations for

                                                 horizontal, vertical and tilted applications. Gross sections drawing.

                                                “Important.”

                                                  September 1980

Heat

o        CONSERVATION MEASURES: AN OVERVIEW – “Excellent treatment of the most

                                                cost-effective strategies for air infiltration, furnace operation and

                                                insulation use including insulated shutters.”

                                                February 1978 I

o        NET ENERGY ANALYSIS AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY – How to distinguish between

                                                net energy gainers and losers. Table of BTU energy content of 30

                                                common materials from cold-rolled carbon steel to brick. “This is one

                                                hot topic today for alternatives such as ethanol.”

                                                February 1978 II

o        NET ENERGY ANALYSIS AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY, PART II – Table 1: Energy

                                                content for a typical commercial flat-plate collector: Copper,

                                                Aluminum, Glass, Wool. Table 2: Home heating options – Electric,

                                                Heat Pump and Solar with calculated energy inputs to each option from

                                                coal, crude oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro and solar. “Original studies

                                                on a hot topic today”        

                                                March 1978

o        A COMPARISON OF THREE SOURCES OF INSOLATION DATA – Determining optimal

                                                size for a solar collector. “Essential reading for designers and

                                                builders.”

                                                May 1978

o        LET THE TREES DO IT – Using strategic deciduous tree shading in difficult house

                                                 orientations. House Plan, drawings of West Wall Shade Profile Angles

                                                 on June 21 and the Solar Angles at 33 Degrees North latitude on June

                                                 21, September 21, March 21 and December 21.

                                                  March 1980

o        PASSIVE REFRIGERATION IN VERMONT – Integration of various technologies for a

                                                 complete home energy system. Wood, wind, Sun and Ice, The Solar

                                                 Hot Water Heater, Reduced Electrical Usage, the Ice-House Silo,

                                                 Freon Heat Pipe Versus Antifreeze Thermosiphon System for Freezing

                                                 Ice. Construction details and design data. 4 drawings and photograph.

                                                 6 pages. “Excellent article. Don’t miss this one.”

                                                  March 1980

o        THERMOSTAT CONTROL TIMER – Automatically turn up the heat in the morning and

                                                 down at night at the temperatures you have chosen. 5 pages on how to

                                                 do it.

                                                March 1980

       For more on Heat see Heating

Insulation

o        WHITHER WEATHERIZATION – “Unexpected findings on insulation and the best

                                                strategy for improving the thermal performance of a house.”

                                                May 1977

o        THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY CONSERVATION INSULATION STANDARDS BASED

                                                ON AVERAGE ENERGY USE RATHER THAN PEAK ENERGY USE –

                                                6 page detailed paper with 11 charts analyzing research in 11 climate zones.

                                                “Important work with surprising results showing the major effects

                                                of exterior wall color and glazing on annual heating requirements.

                                                Use this information to reduce heating requirements for your

                                                house.”

                                                November 1977

o        INSULATION REVISITED – Insulation study of 31 homes in Denver. Discover the

                                                insulation strategies that are effective and the ones that fail.”

                                                November 1977

o        RETRO-FITTING METAL CASEMENT WINDOWS – Installing double and triple glazing

                                                over high heat loss windows.

                                                February 1978 I

o        ROLL-AWAY MAGNETIC INSULATING CURTAIN – by Steve Baer – Ingenious window

                                                insulation.

                                                July 1978

o        REDUCING HEAT LOSS IN THE HOME: A CASE HISTORY – “As Bulletin reader’s are

                                                aware, massive additions of insulation are not generally a cost effective

                                                approach to energy savings. (See articles by Cicero, Bickle, and other

                                                in November 1977 and February 1978 I & II) My points of attack were

                                                primarily infiltration losses, window losses, and furnace efficiency.”

                                                David Caskey, August 1978.

                                                August 1978

o        A NOTE ON SPRAY-ON INSULATION – Urethane foam covers all. Details.

                                                June 1979

o        INSULATION COMPARISON CHART – 2 page spread on R values, specifications, water

                                                resistance, fire resistance, toxicity, advantages, disadvantages, cost per

                                                R value per square foot for Fiberglass, Mineral Wool, Cellulosic Fiber,

                                                Sawdust, Vermiculite, Perlite, Polystyrene, Polyurethane, Urea

                                                Formaldehyde.

                                                June 1979

Lumber

o        GOOD OAK – An essay from A Sand County Almanac, a classic volume in the natural

                                                 history genre.

                                                  January 1980

o        SOLAR WOOD KILNS – 3 pages. 2 detail drawings. 2 photographs. Discussion on 3 kilns

                                                 used to dry lumber.

                                                  August 1980

Other

o        SOLAR SWIMMING POOL – Data, strategy and design details for a flat plate collector

                                                suitable for heating swimming pools.

                                                August 1977

o        SOLAR CONSTRUCTION TIPS – Sealants and calk. Best types for solar construction.

                                                October 1977

o        EFFECT OF AZIMUTH ON YEARLY SOLAR PERFORMANCE – Simulated study from

                                                Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories on 2 locations: Albuquerque, New

                                                Mexico and Madison, Wisconsin showing the effects of southwest and

                                                southeast orientations from due south on solar performance.

                                                February 1978 II

o        LIQUID CONCENTRATOR FOR SOLAR CELLS

                                                April 1978

o        EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT ON THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SUN-DRIED

                                                ADOBE – by Benjamin T. Rogers. Thermal Conductivity vs. Moisture

                                                Content. 3 pages. 2 graphs.

                                                September 1978

o        HOW TO BUILD A SUNDIAL – 4 pages of instruction, drawings and tables. Conversion of

                                                 Arc to Time, The Equation of Time.

                                                O God! Methinks it were a happy life,

                                                To be no better than a homely swain;

                                                To sit upon a hill as I do now,

                                                To carve out dials quaintly, point by point,

                                                Thereby to see the minutes how they run,

                                                How many make the hour full complete;

                                                How many hours bring about the day;

                                                How many days will I finish up the year;

                                                How many years a mortal man may live.

                                                Shakespeare

                                                King Henry VI Part II, 2, v

                                                January 1980

o        TECHNICAL TIPS: WHICH WAY IS SOUTH, REALLY? – Use of the compass. Magnetic

                                                declination and the difference between True North and Magnetic North.

                                                Determining True South.

                                                June 1980

o        TECHNICAL TIPS: SOLAR AND STANDARD TIME – Another way to find True South:

                                                the location of the sun at solar noon. Correction factors and example.  

                                                Graph of The Equation of Time.

                                                July 1980

Trombe Wall

o        TROMBE WALLS – Excerpts from the NMSEA Trombe Wall Design Manual. Vented and

                                                Unvented Trombe Walls, Glazing, Mass Wall Color and Materials,

                                                Sizing the Wall Thickness. 3 diagrams. 1 table. 4 graphs on Wall

                                                Temperatures vs. Wall Thickness. 3 pages. “A must-read if you are

                                                contemplating a Thrombe Wall.”

                                                December 1978

For more on Trombe Walls see Home: Retrofitting: Trombe Wall

Wood

o        WOOD HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES – Installation, Prefabricated Metal Chimneys, new

                                                Masonry Chimneys, Used Masonry Chimneys, Chimney Connectors,  

                                                Wall Clearances and Protection, Floor Protection, Operation and

                                                Protection, Approved or Listed Stoves. 6 pages. 6 large drawings.

                                                “Excellent presentation.”

                                                  August 1980

 

• Retrofitting

 

o        SOLAR RETROFIT – Photograph and details.

                                                October 1976

o        ALAMAGORDO WORKSHOP – Building an adobe shell around a trailer.

                                                July 1977

o        DRAGGING A TRAILER TO MEET THE SUN – “Author’s experiences in building a

                                                viable solar home around a vintage trailer with practically nothing

                                                but a little help from his friends.”

                                                December 1977

o        SOME ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF RETROFITTING – The payback method. Internal Rate

                                                of Return Method. Life-cycle costing method. Life-cycle costing and

                                                marginal analysis.

                                                February 1978 I

o        CHOOSING YOUR RETROFIT – Ranking of 12 of the most cost-effective retrofits. Double

                                                page center fold illustrated chart of Type of Retrofit, Description,

                                                Application Advantage and Disadvantage. “These two pages are

                                                Priceless!”

                                                February 1978 I

o        A SOLAR RETROFIT – A growing family builds a solar adobe bedroom addition for

                                                children – warm and secure.

                                                February 1978 II

o        SOLAR RETROFIT TEST MODULES – 4 drawings. 4 charts displaying data curves.

                                                Discussion and analysis. 4 pages.

                                                The perforated wall

                                                Distributed mass gain

                                                Rock storage in direct gain

                                                Direct Gain

                                                Experimental results

                                                March 1978

o        LOW COST PASSIVE SOLAR RETROFITS FOR MOBILE HOMES – Additional glazing,

                                                sun space, thermosiphoning air panels, back pass advantages, back pass

                                                disadvantages, front pass advantages, front pass disadvantages, typical

                                                installation procedure: Front Pass Collector. 4 pages. 3 photographs.

                                                “Simple and elegant.”

                                                  May 1980

Commercial/Large Scale

o        NO HEAT, NO RENT: AN URBAN SOLAR & ENERGY CONSERVATION MANUAL AND WINDMILL

                                                POWER FOR CITY PEOPLE – by The Energy Task Force, a small group

                                                of architects in NYC who got a grant from HUD and renovated a

                                                tenement on the lower east side with sweat equity from future tenants.

                                                February 1978 I

o        A PASSIVE SOLAR HEATED AND NATURALLY COOLED RESTAURANT – by

                                                Edward Mazria – the building as a system. Overhead clerestories admit

                                                winter sun and block summer sun.

                                                February 1978 II

o        SOLAR HEATED AND COOLED HOSPITAL

                                                April 1978

o        SOLAR APPLICATION IN TUNISIA – Community Workshops: Trombe Wall on a school,

                                                Passive Solar Water Heater, mini Solar Pond, Bottom Loading Batch

                                                Water Heater. 7 pages with photographs of the Tunisian experience.

                                                December 1979

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Back to the Navajo Reservation on December 13-16 for

                                                construction of 85 feet of Convective Air and Thermal Storage Wall

                                                onto the wings of the main dormitory near an Attached Solar

                                                Greenhouse built in a workshop last February. “The greenhouse, now a

                                                jungle of tomato plants and rabbits, has been successfully heating the

                                                central living area of the dorm.” Article addresses design, vents, frame,

                                                glazing and performance. Drawing and photograph.

                                                February 1980

o        COMMERCIAL BUILDING RETROFITS – Giant Trombe Wall on Kawall Corporation

                                                warehouse. Motel and Restaurant application. 4 pages with 4 large

                                                photographs.

                                                May 1980

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Thermal Storage Wall retrofit project on the San Juan Pueblo

                                                Youth Center.

                                                June 1980

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Hot Air Collector construction and installation on the roof of a

                                                school. 2 pictures. Details.

                                                July 1980

Heat

o        THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY CONSERVATION INSULATION STANDARDS BASED

                                                ON AVERAGE ENERGY USE RATHER THAN PEAK ENERGY USE – 6 page

                                                detailed paper with 11 charts analyzing research in 11 climate zones.

                                                “Important work with surprising results showing the major effects

                                                of exterior wall color and glazing on annual heating requirements.

                                                Use this information to reduce heating requirements for your

                                                house.”

                                                November 1977

o        CONSERVATION MEASURES: AN OVERVIEW – “Excellent treatment of the most

                                                cost-effective strategies for air infiltration, furnace operation and

                                                insulation use including insulated shutters.”

                                                February 1978 I

o        REDUCING HEAT LOSS IN THE HOME: A CASE HISTORY – “As Bulletin reader’s are

                                                aware, massive additions of insulation are not generally a cost effective

                                                approach to energy savings. (See articles by Cicero, Bickle, and other

                                                in November 1977 and February 1978) My points of attack were

                                                primarily infiltration losses, window losses, and furnace efficiency.”

                                                David Caskey, August 1978.

                                                August 1978

o        RETRO-FITTING METAL CASEMENT WINDOWS – Installing double and triple glazing

                                                over high heat loss windows.

                                                February 1978 I

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Convective Air Wall built on the NMSEA headquarters next to a

                                                Window Box Collector. Detailed article and sketches.

                                                January 1980

o        RETROFITTING WITH NATURAL CONVECTION COLLECTORS – by Scott Morris.

                                                Design Concepts, Comments on Retrofits, Window Box Collectors,

                                                Vertical Window Collectors, Vertical U-tube Collectors, Single

                                                Channel Wall Collectors, Glazings, Absorbers, Vents, Sizing

                                                Collectors, Checking System Efficiencies, Costs. 9 pages. 12 detailed

                                                drawings. “The best yet on the subject. This is a must-have article.”

                                                May 1980

o        WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE HEAT MIRROR? – Selective coating on glazing

                                                materials to limit heat loss. “Forget about this. Coatings such as

                                                “Low E” kill solar gain. This is important. You can ruin a solar

                                                project with “Low E” glass.”

                                                September 1980

                                                For more on Glazing see Home: Construction: Glazing

For more on Heat see Heating

Trombe Wall

o        TROMBE WALL RETROFIT – Community workshop on installing a Trombe Wall on an

                                                existing house. Details and drawings. “The Trombe Wall was named

                                                for Felix Trombe, a French inventor who popularized the glazed,

                                                mass wall design that collects and stores solar energy even on

                                                cloudy days.”

                                                May 1977

o        TROMBE WALL WORKSHOP – Installation of a Trombe Wall on an old adobe house

                                                transforms a cold room.

                                                February 1978 I

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Thrombe Wall Retrofit Workshop on an adobe house. Drawing and

                                                details.

                                                January – February 1979

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Trombe Wall retrofit heats up a Terones (sod) block house.

                                                Photograph and details.

                                                April 1980

o        BUILDING A RETROFIT TROMBE WALL – by Alex Wilson. 6 pages. 7 detail drawings.

                                                Choosing the wall location, cutting vents, painting the wall surface,

                                                building the frame, attaching the frame to the wall, attaching the

                                                glazing to the frame, dealing with overheating. “Excellent, state-of-

                                                the-art, clear and definitive. The best yet on the subject – a must-

                                                have article.”

                                                May 1980

o        COMMUNITY SOLAR COOPERATIVE: SOMETHING NEW FOR THE SUN – Students

                                                from a local Vo-tech school participate in a Trombe Wall workshop on

                                                the NMSEA office. 2 pages. 2 pictures.

                                                June 1980

 

 

Human Interest

 

o        TOURS OF SOLAR PROJECTS

                                                August 1976

o        WHITE MAN’S SUN DANCE – Guest editorial.

                                                October 1976

o        SOLAR SWIMMING POOL – Data, strategy and design details for a flat plate collector

                                                suitable for heating swimming pools.

                                                August 1977

o        LIVING IN A SOLAR HOUSE – Air thermosiphon house with rock storage. Drawing, details

                                                and author’s experience on moving into the house in 1972.

                                                October 1977

 

 

o        HOME GROWN SUNDWELLINGS – by Peter Van Dresser. Book review. “Peter Van

                                                Dresser was an early solar pioneer. His work started in the 1950’s.”

                                                November 1978

o        EVOLUTIONARY SOLAR HOMES -     Experiences of 3 owner-builders in building and

                                                living in their solar homes.

                                                December 1977

o        NO HEAT, NO RENT: AN URBAN SOLAR & ENERGY CONSERVATION MANUAL AND WINDMILL

                                                POWER FOR CITY PEOPLE – by The Energy Task Force, a small group

                                                of architects in NYC who got a grant from HUD and renovated a

                                                tenement on the lower east side with sweat equity from future tenants.

                                                February 1978 I

o        P.O. BOX 2004 – Letters.

                                                February 1978 II

o        A PASSIVE FRAME OF MIND – by Bill Yanda. Reflective essay on passive systems versus

                                                complex expensive solutions, personal commitment, a greenhouse

                                                workshop in Midland, Michigan and public policy.

                                                March 1978

o        THE GHOST RANCH SOLAR BALOON – Epic flight from New Mexico to Oklahoma. A

                                                15 foot diameter balloon inflated with hot air from a 100 foot solar

                                                chimney took off on its own and stayed inflated via a solar window

                                                built into the skin for 375 air miles, crossing the 10,000 to 13,000 foot

                                                Sangre de Cristo mountain range. The whole story plus 6 pages of

                                                sketches, calculations and design details. “Great fun and spectacle. I

                                                was there.”

                                                June 1978

o        GRASS-ROOTS SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER – by Mary Beth Bliss. 6 detailed

                                                pages. Projects Listing, Research Projects, Information Dissemination

                                                & Demonstration Projects: the Workshop Program, the Technical

                                                Assistance Program, the Education Program, the Publications Program,

                                                the Affiliates Self-Sufficiency Program. International Applications.

                                                “Outstanding exposition of the total matrix and best summation

                                                extant.”

                                                August 1978

                                                Excerpt:

                                                                “Something extraordinary is happening in New Mexico.

                                                Forty-ninth in per capita income, this state nevertheless boasts

                                                more solar homes than any other area of the country.

                                                                Contrary to current wisdom, this outstanding achievement

                                                was not affected by feasibility studies, market penetration analyses,

                                                solar commercialization forecasts, attendant subsidies, research

                                                centers or panels of experts.

                                                                Rather it was effected by people – very ordinary people –

                                                who have a resource for their questions through the New Mexico

                                                Solar Energy Association, and who have built their houses

                                                inexpensively out of very common materials – wood, glass, and

                                                earth. In doing so they provide living demonstrations of

                                                solar feasibility, which arouse more interest, more questions, more

                                                innovation – and more living demonstrations. This process –

                                                learning by demonstration – is the heart of solar technology

                                                transfer. It is a model for spurring rapid citizen use of a most

                                                attractive resource: energy from the sun; a model which is relevant

                                                to application nationally as well as internationally.” Mary Beth

                                                Bliss, August 1978.

o        THOMPSON HOUSE, CERRILOS, NEW MEXICO – Owner designed and built solar-adobe

                                                with arches. Article with 6 pictures.

                                                October 1978

o        PARTICIPATORY PLANNING ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION – A solar lady from

                                                Harvard meets the Navajo way of life.

                                                October 1978

o        SOLAR COMIC STRIP CONTEST WINNER – 1 page.

                                                December 1978

o        THE STATE OF THE STAFF – Technical Assistance Crew, Education Crew, Publications

                                                Crew, Workshop Crew, Administration Crew – 3 pages of cartoon

                                                characters.

                                                January – February 1979

o        THIRD PASSIVE CONFERENCE: CONTINUED EXCELLENCE – “…inspiring talk by

                                                Mary Beth Bliss describing the activities of NMSEA and presenting a

                                                model for other grass-roots organizations. In a conference which is

                                                generally very dry and technical in content, Mary Beth’s talk was a

                                                refreshing change. She reminded people why they had come together to

                                                be at the conference.”

                                                January – February 1979

o        GRASS-ROOTS PASSIVE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER – by Mary Beth Bliss.

                                                Abbreviated version of address given at the Third Passive Solar

                                                Conference. “3 excellent pages.”

                                                January – February 1979

o        PUEBLO ARCHITECTURE: IN RESPECT TO THE SUN – “Don’t fight the site. Work with

                                                nature.” Article and photographs of original passive solar architecture:

                                                Bandolier National Monument Cliff Dwellings, Canyon de Chelly,

                                                Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon and Taos Pueblo.

                                                October 1979

o        REGAINING CONTROL OF OUR LIVES – by John Mohawk. Rediscovering Old

                                                Technologies. “A truly appropriate technology cannot be purchased. To

                                                a considerable extent, it must be invented – or reinvented.”

                                                October 1979

o        NATIVE SUN – Indian owned and operated Solar Store in California.

                                                October 1979

o        SOLAR APPLICATION IN TUNISIA – Community Workshops: Trombe Wall on a school,

                                                 Passive Solar Water Heater, mini Solar Pond, Bottom Loading Batch

                                                Water Heater. 7 pages with photographs of the Tunisian experience.

                                                December 1979

o        GOOD OAK – An essay from A Sand County Almanac, a classic volume in the natural

                                                history genre.

                                                January 1980

 

Policy

• Energy and Power

 

o        WORLD ENERGY STRATEGIES – Review of Amory Lovin’s book.

                                                August 1977

o        NET ENERGY ANALYSIS AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY, PART II – Table 1: Energy

                                                content for a typical commercial flat-plate collector: Copper,

                                                Aluminum, Glass, Wool. Table 2: Home heating options – Electric,

                                                Heat Pump and Solar with calculated energy inputs to each option from

                                                coal, crude oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro and solar. “Original studies

                                                on a hot topic today.”

                                                March 1978

o        AFFECTING ENERGY POLICY: A MODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL BRIEFINGS

                                                ON ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES – 5 detailed pages. “How the NMSEA

                                                secured funding from state and federal agencies, major

                                                philanthropic foundations and changed public policy. A success

                                                story for those who would do the same.”

                                                August 1978

o        REPORT ON DOMESTIC POLICY REVIEW – How President Carter’s Domestic Policy

                                                Review chaired by Energy Secretary, James Schlesinger failed to meet

                                                the challenge.

                                                October 1978

o        PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO: VESTING AN INTEREST IN ALTERNATIVE

                                                ENERGY – 9 Projects, 4 pages discussing public utility involvement in

                                                alternative energy.

                                                February 1980

Nuclear

o        THE SUN IS A NUCLEAR REACTOR: A SOLAR ADVOCATE LOOKS AT NUCLEAR ENERGY –

                                                4 pages of closely reasoned argument in favor of nuclear energy in the after-math

                                                 of Three Mile Island. “A topic of burning relevance today.”

                                                July 1980

Oil

o        THE INEVITABILITY OF PETROLEUM RATIONING – Argues against rationing by

                                                 increase of price and for a compulsory stand-by rationing plan to

                                                 reduce consumption. “Déjà vu.”

                                                  September 1980

Solar

o        BARN RAISING: SOLAR STYLE – by Bill Yanda. “Greenhouse workshops spread across

                                                the state. Good article on the flavor of greenhouse workshops and

                                                how to do them in your community.”

                                                May 1977

o        A PASSIVE FRAME OF MIND – by Bill Yanda. Reflective essay on passive systems versus

                                                complex expensive solutions, personal commitment, a greenhouse

                                                workshop in Midland, Michigan and public policy.

                                                March 1978

o        PARTICIPATORY PLANNING ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION – A solar lady from

                                                Harvard meets the Navajo way of life.

                                                October 1978

o        SOLAR WORK IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY – Community Based Awareness and Action

                                                Programs, Reasons for Success of the Valley’s Solar Program. Support

                                                of the local media, Emphasis of practical, every-day concerns,

                                                Promotion and education, Know tour limitations and follow through

                                                with programs. “Despite the southerly latitude, the San Luis Valley

                                                with a base elevation of 8,000 feet is one of the coldest places in the

                                                United States.”

                                                October 1978

o        PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE SOLAR PACE-SETTER

                                                November 1978

o        PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECTS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS – by Salvador

                                                Reyes, Solar Engineering Consultant, Indian Health Service. 500

                                                systems being installed on reservations from Alaska to the southwest.

                                                June 1979

o        SATELLITE POWER SYSTEM: A SUMMARY OF ISSUES – Photovoltaic energy beamed

                                                to earth via microwave transmission. Pros and cons.

                                                June 1979

o        SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY AT SCHUCHULI VILLAGE –

                                                World’s first village photovoltaic power system, courtesy of the Department of

                                                Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the

                                                Papago Indian Reservation. Provides water, refrigeration, lighting,

                                                washing machines and sewing machines.

                                                October 1979

o        SOLAR ENERGY AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA –

                                                Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. Problems which must be resolved

                                                and technical applications to facilitate the strengthening and expansion

                                                of small scale businesses, farming and housing efforts in arid areas. 3

                                                pages.

                                                December 1979

o        UTILITY AND INVOLVEMENT IN SOLAR COMMERCIALIZATION – 2 page article.

                                                February 1980

o        TVA GOES SOLAR IN A BIG WAY – More public utility involvement in large projects

                                                such as a project to finance 10,000 solar water heaters in Nashville,

                                                Tennessee.

                                                February 1980

o        A CRITIQUE OF THE SOLAR MOVEMENT – Big Industry vs. Small Business,

                                                Centralization vs. Decentralization, Solar and the Poor,

                                                Environmentally Benign? Nuclear, Synfuels and Solar. 4 page article.

                                                March 1980

o        RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAICS: WHEN ARE THEY APPROPRIATE? – 4 pages 1

                                                photograph. 2 tables. “The original case for home photovoltaics. The

                                                arguments are still valid today.”

                                                July 1980

• Law

 

o        CODES & LEGISLATION: ARTICLES ON CODES, ENERGY CONSERVATION AND U VALUES

                                                November 1977

o        SOLAR RIGHTS: A BRIEF HISTORICAL OVERVIEW – Case law going back to the

                                                William Aldred’s Case decided in 1611, which decided that the right to

                                                daylight had been acquired through long use. Hence, the “Doctrine of

                                                Ancient Lights.” More on solar zoning.

                                                November 1978

o        THE MAKING OF THE LAW

                                                November 1978

o        NEW MEXICO SOLAR ACCESS LAW: PROBLEMS WITH IMPLEMENTATION

                                                November 1978

o        TEXT OF THE NEW MEXICO SOLAR RIGHTS ACT OF 1977

                                                November 1978

o        1978 SOLAR RIGHTS SYMPOSIUM

                                                November 1978

 

 

• People

 

 

o        ARTICLES ON ENERGY EDUCATION – “How to change an energy crunched world.”

                                                July 1978

o        GRASS-ROOTS SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER – by Mary Beth Bliss. 6 detailed

                                                pages. Projects Listing, Research Projects, Information Dissemination

                                                & Demonstration Projects: the Workshop Program, the Technical

                                                Assistance Program, the Education Program, the Publications Program,

                                                the Affiliates Self-Sufficiency Program. International Applications.

                                                “Outstanding exposition of the total matrix and best summation

                                                extant.”

                                                August 1978

                                                Excerpt:

                                                                “Something extraordinary is happening in New Mexico.

                                                Forty-ninth in per capita income, this state nevertheless boasts

                                                more solar homes than any other area of the country.

                                                                Contrary to current wisdom, this outstanding achievement

                                                was not affected by feasibility studies, market penetration analyses,

                                                solar commercialization forecasts, attendant subsidies, research

                                                centers or panels of experts.

                                                                Rather it was effected by people – very ordinary people –

                                                who have a resource for their questions through the New Mexico

                                                Solar Energy Association, and who have built their houses

                                                inexpensively out of very common materials – wood, glass, and

                                                earth. In doing so they provide living demonstrations of

                                                solar feasibility, which arouse more interest, more questions, more

                                                innovation – and more living demonstrations. This process –

                                                learning by demonstration – is the heart of solar technology

                                                transfer. It is a model for spurring rapid citizen use of a most

                                                attractive resource: energy from the sun; a model which is relevant

                                                to application nationally as well as internationally.” Mary Beth

                                                Bliss, August 1978.

o        THIRD PASSIVE CONFERENCE: CONTINUED EXCELLENCE – “…inspiring talk by

                                                Mary Beth Bliss describing the activities of NMSEA and presenting a

                                                model for other grass-roots organizations. In a conference which is

                                                generally very dry and technical in content, Mary Beth’s talk was a

                                                refreshing change. She reminded people why they had come together to

                                                be at the conference.”

                                                January – February 1979

o        GRASS-ROOTS PASSIVE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER – by Mary Beth Bliss.

                                                Abbreviated version of address given at the Third Passive Solar

                                                Conference. “3 excellent pages.”

                                                January – February 1979

o        NATIVE AMERICANS AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY – 4 page article.

                                                October 1979

o        CAMERON FARM TRAINING CENTER – Self-sufficiency project on the Navajo

                                                Reservation.

                                                October 1979

o        AGRICULTURE IN TRANSITION – 6 page socio-politico-economic article.

                                                April 1980

 

• Wood

 

o        PLAYING WITH FIRE – FUELWOOD PROSPECTS IN THE SOUTHWEST –

                                                Deforestation Impacts, sustained yields and the need for solar to

                                                augment wood heating. 7 pages. 5 striking photographs.

                                                August 1980 

 

Water

• Drinking Water

 

o        RAIN WATER CATCHMENT AND STORAGE TECHNIQUES – Collect surface water

                                                runoff for domestic use, avoiding the drilling of a well. Description and

                                                sketch of system with procedure for sizing a system for the amount of

                                                annual precipitation. “This works even for very dry climates.”

                                                May 1978

o        PHOTOVOLTAICS: PUMPING WATER FOR NAVAJO HOMES – by Salvador Reyes.

                                                “One of the first terrestrial photovoltaic water pumping projects.

                                                Located on the Navajo Reservation far, far away from the power

                                                grid. Compliments to another solar pioneer, Salvador Reyes of the

                                                Indian Public Health Service. An outstanding achievement.”

                                                August 1978

o        SOLAR WATER DISTILLATION – by Assad Takla, Afamia Consulting Engineers, Abu

                                                Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Variable affecting productivity.

                                                Materials of Construction, Design Considerations. 7 types of still

                                                covers.

                                                October 1978

o        “WITCHING” FOR WATER – “Locating underground water by use of a forked stick is a

                                                practice that has been known for years.” “NEVER EVER drill a well

                                                without having the property dowsed by one or more expert

                                                dowsers. After the air you breathe, water is the most important

                                                requirement for life. A dry hole is a tragedy. A good well is a

                                                blessing.”

                                                June 1980

o        SOLAR DISTILLATION AS AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TOOL IN HAITI – A

                                                Solar Still provides potable water to transform life in an island fishing

                                                community. 4 page story with details. 2 schematic drawings.

                                                June 1980

 

• Hot Water

 

Solar

o        HOT AIR WATER HEATER – by Steve Baer. Details, drawings and data. “Steve Baer,

                                                founder of Zomeworks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is another of

                                                the early solar energy pioneers and inventor of many ingenious

                                                products.”

                                                May 1977

o        SOLAR SHOWER WORKSHOP – Construction of a solar shower at a Youth Conservation

                                                Corp Camp. “220 gallons of daily hot water. Made from four 55

                                                gallon steel drums. The whole rig fits in the back of a pick-up

                                                truck.”

                                                August 1977

o        A DIRECT GAIN WATER HEATER – Home-owner builds a roof tank unit for $83.00 in

                                                materials including a recycled hot water tank.

                                                May 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Improved solar heated camp showers for kids.

                                                July 1978

o        WORKSHOP REPORT – Solar hot water system for the NMSEA office. System

                                                Components, Assembly and Installation featuring the Solaroll Heat

                                                Exchanger. 3 pages of instruction and diagram.

                                                December 1979

o        OBSERVATIONS FROM A SOLAROLL WATER HEATER – 2 page report of experience

                                                with the hot water system installed on the NMSEA office. System

                                                schematic and pictures of the collector and tank.

                                                June 1980

o        A $69 SOLAR HOT WATER HEATER – Workshop construction of a batch-type water

                                                 heater from a salvaged refrigerator and salvaged air compressor tank.

                                                 Procedures and details. Materials List. 4 pages. 5 photographs.

                                                  September 1980

Wood

o        WOOD-FIRED WATER HEATING – 6 page article with 10 sketches and table of 6 stove-

                                                types, stovepipe coils, firebox coil and fireplace coil with commentary

                                                on best combinations. “Solar and wood-fired heating hybrids are an

                                                excellent combination to provide all your hot water needs year-

                                                round. This article gives you the details on how to do it.”

                                                August 1980

• Irrigation

 

o        SOLAR IRRIGATION PROJECT – New Mexico State University, Sandia Laboratories,

                                                Energy Research and Development Administration.

                                                August 1976

o        SANTA FE WASTE WATER IRRIGATION PROJECT – Irrigating 1000 acres of alfalfa

                                                with effluent from tertiary treated waste water.

                                                May 1978

o        UNTESTED IDEAS ON A WATERING DEVICE FOR ARID CLIMATES – An enhanced

                                                dew and condensation collection device inspired by the Ajo Lily of the

                                                Sonoran Desert.

                                                May 1978

o        PITCHER IRRIGATION IN NEW MEXICO – Using porous clay flower pots buried in the

                                                garden and filled with water for irrigation. Sketches on How to Make a

                                                Pitcher Garden.

                                                February 1980

o        AN INTEGRATED WATERING SYSTEM FOR ARRID CLIMATES – Soil reclamation

                                                and runoff diversion, low-cost water storage, self-regulating drip

                                                irrigation and mulching. 4 pages. 11 illustrations. “Interesting water

                                                catchment ideas and strategies.”

                                                April 1980

o        DESERT GARDENING WITH SALVAGED WATER – Using household greywater for

                                                gardens. List of 41 nuts, fruits, vines and vegetables suitable for desert

                                                gardening using only salvaged water. 3 pages.

                                                June 1980

 

• Waste Water

 

o        THE VERTICAL TUBE REACTOR SYSTEM – New system that is simple, less expensive

                                                than other waste water processes and produces net energy in the form

                                                of high quality steam.

                                                May 1978

o        COMPOSTING TOILETS – Compares 6 composting toilets including commercial and

                                                owner-built.

                                                May 1978

o        RURAL WASTEWATER DISPOSAL OPTIONS – “Explore options you probably never

                                                heard of, including owner-built grey water systems”

                                                May 1978

o        CHINA’S WATER PRESSURE DIGESTERS – Methane production from human and animal

                                                waste. “Seven million digesters have been set up in our country since

                                                1970.” Chen Ru-Chen, August 22, 1979. 5 page story with drawings

                                                and construction details.

                                                December 1979

o        GREYWATER OPTIONS – How to recycle greywater in the home. 4 pages. 8 graphic

                                                sketches. Above Ground Systems, Below Ground Systems, Aerobic

                                                Digestion, Anaerobic Digestion. Rock Filter, Sand Filter, Low Volume

                                                Treatment Systems, Drain Field, Septic Tank, Modified Septic Tank.

                                                Efficient use of water in rural areas. “All your local sanitation

                                                department never wanted you to know.”

                                                June 1980

o        BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS – “All higher life on the planet rests on a biological foundation

                                                of simple algae… Since there have been algae, algae have been

                                                cleaning water.” The story of using solar heated algae ponds to treat

                                                raw sewage and to remove highly toxic elements such as lead,

                                                cadmium, mercury and selenium from a polluted community water

                                                system. 3 pages. 3 photographs.

                                                June 1980

o        WINSOME WATER WEED WORKS WONDERS – How the Water Hyacinth absorbs toxic

                                                agents including mercury, lead and strontium 90 from polluted water

                                                and can also be shredded and fermented to yield methane gas. “We

                                                need this now.”

                                                September 1980

 

Indexes

 

o        INDEX OF THE 1977 NMSEA BULLETIN – 40 articles, 75 subjects and 45 book and

                                                journal reviews.

                                                June 1978

o        INDEX OF THE 1979 NMSEA BULLETIN – 62 authors and subjects. 18 book reviews.

                                                February 1980

This is a partial index. Please Browse by Bulletin to see all of the articles.

NOTE: This is a preview only. Links to the articles have been disabled. To read the articles, download the SolarDoc Database.