IEA Solar Heating & Cooling Implementing Agreement Task 13 - Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned

Among the lessons learned were that:

  • Airtightness was difficult to achieve
  • Ventilation systems could suffer from noise and draft problems
  • Care was needed to design out summer overheating
  • Simple installations and systems were easier for the residents to understand

For a report on the Task 13 findings, see Energy Design Update, December 2003.

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