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YOUR SOLAR HOME
The Art and Science of Heating, Cooling and Powering
Your Home with the Sun
An incredible amount of
energy comes to earth in the form of sunlight. Every
house is a potential solar collector, ready to harness
this endless supply of energy and put it to work
for us. Your Solar Home helps to demystify the concept
of a solar home, providing us with the scientific
basis for understanding the many ways you can capture
this energy to heat, cool, and power your home…in
a comprehensive and entertaining format.
Topics covered include:
• Solar orientation through the seasons
• Principles of energy and heat transfer
• Passive solar heating and cooling
• Heating water with the sun
• Cooking with sunlight
• Solar electricity
• Plus historical references and interesting
solar energy facts
Order
the DVD with the Guidebook and save below. Add the
Solar Decathlon Book & DVD for the complete
package
& 25% savings.
Other YOUR SOLAR HOME PRODUCTS
YOUR
SOLAR HOME GUIDEBOOK The
companion to YOUR SOLAR HOME DVD. This textbook
explores solar energy using over 250 pictures,
charts and diagrams, and includes 15 solar power
projects for beginning to advanced students. Preview
Table of Contents (98 kB pdf) $18.00
YOUR
SOLAR HOME VHS (includes copy of DVD)
$30.00
YOUR SOLAR HOME PACKAGE
Includes the DVD, Student & Teachers Guidebooks
and Solar Education Kit #828 $49.00
SOLAR
DECATHLON -the 2005 International Competition
of Solar Home Design This
full color book has chapters for each of the
18
student teams,& includes over 140 photos,
illustrations
and diagrams showing the innovative technologies
used.
Also includes a glossary, parts list & purchase
info for
the solar equipment used in the competition.
Preview
Sample incl Table of Contents (pdf) $24.00
Solar
Decathlon Package (Includes Solar Decathlon
DVD and Book) $32.00
THE YSH&SolarD PACKAGE
Includes Your Solar Home DVD&Guidebook AND
Solar Decathlon DVD and Book (4 items) $64.00
new
DVD!! SOLAR DECATHLON (New
Updated Edition)
A Solar Village on the National Mall 18 Teams from the U.S.,
Canada, Puerto Rico and Spain competed in the
Solar Decathlon, an international competition
to build and operate the best solar-powered
home. This movie follows the Cal Poly team (3rd
place winners) as they design, build and truck
their house 3,000 miles to the nation's capitol.
New features include highlights from the 2007
Event. 50 minutes + bonus features (2008)
$25.00
PREVIEW
- SOLAR DECATHLON Film (w.2007
update)
To prepay with check and to view additional
product items for our Solar Schoolhouse audience
use this order
form pdf
The
products below are customizable. To purchase, or if
you have question,
contact Tor Allen at 925-370-7262 or email him at
products@rahus.org
Volume discounts are available
From
Space to Earth - The Story of Solar Electricity
Display Panels We've collaborated
with solar author John Perlin in developing these
display panels. Each of the 12 panels measure 3'x6'
and hang on 6 stands so that the banners are displayed
back-to-back. View
the panels
(pdfs): Panels
1-4Panels
5-8Panels
9-12
Poster Series Not enough space for
our large displays? We offer the same content on the
panels condensed to 10 - 24" x 39" posters.
They are mounted on gatorboard and the hardware is
included. View the panels(pdf) From
Space to Earth -
a Flash-based Slide show with narration
Options include narration, no narration, autoplay,
or manual control. Available as standalone file for
local PC or display. Check
here to view the slide show online
Understanding Solar Electricity
Brochure This 4-fold brochure (4"
x 8.5" dimension when folded) has a customizable
panel for your local information. To adapt for your
audience, you add your content to the top 2 left sections
(circled in top image), for an effective educational
tool for your solar initiative.
View the brochure (pdf)
Solar Dome Interactive Display
This 16" diameter indoor
interactive solar display demonstrating how a solar
cell works. It features
volt/amp meters, a music box, a spinning wheel, solar
cells, a model home (you can substitute in any model
building), a spot light on a timer button and has
an acrylic dome for protection.
A new version of this display includes a triangular
Kiosk that can stand-alone in a lobby. Use the link
below to read & see more of the Solar Dome Display
in it's new housing View
the dome with sample graphics
Solar Energy Poster for Schools
This 25.5" x 39" poster shows how a solar
cell works in home or business applications.
Use the link below to see a detailed
image of the poster. This version was originally designed
for a school in Alameda, but is now non-site specific. View
the poster
Sun Power Poster The Promise of Photovoltaics.
This 23" x29" poster includes a detailed
description/definition of Photovoltaics. Applications:
Direct Power, Stand-Alone (includes battery storage),
and Grid-tied. You can personalize this poster for
your audience by adding a sticker in lower right corner
OR editing some examples and including local organization
logos/contact info. Generally, need to produce more
than 100 to get lower unit costs. Much of the content
is also online at California Solar Center. View
the content
Poster
Set (Sun Power & Solar Energy)= $15
The products
above are customizable. To purchase, or if you have question,
contact Tor Allen at 925-370-7262 or email him at products@rahus.org
The
companion to YOUR SOLAR HOME DVD. This textbook
explores solar energy using over 250 pictures,
charts and diagrams, and includes 15 solar power
projects for beginning to advanced students.
This
full color book has chapters for each of the
18
new
DVD!!
