Passive Solar Handbook, Volume II: Comprehensive Planning Guide

Publisher: United States Air Force (USAF)
Author/Contractor: Architectural Energy Corporation, Boulder, CO — Michael J. Holtz, A.I.A., President
Date: c. 1985–87 (same series as Vol. I)
Pages: ~165 text + 5 appendices (pp. 49–165 are data tables)
PDF: 8MB, text-based
Series: Volume II of 5. See also Vol. I sidecar.

Summary

The quantitative planning guide for selecting and sizing passive solar systems in USAF commercial facilities. Walks through a 10-step process: determine climate region → establish building type → determine conventional energy use → determine peak demand → choose passive solar systems → determine passive energy savings → determine energy costs → HVAC analysis.

The 11 passive solar concepts from Vol. I (four heating, two cooling, five daylighting) are applied here to 18 building types across multiple climate regions, with worked examples for a Credit Union and a Warehouse.

Appendices (bulk of volume):

Appendix A: USAF Climate Regions (p. 49) — climate data for bases worldwide
Appendix B: Commercial-Type Building Codes (p. 61) — 18 building types (A through R)
Appendix C: Energy Use Data (p. 69) — energy use by building type and climate
Appendix D: Energy Cost Data (p. 81) — cost savings by passive system, region, and building type
Appendix E: Detailed Energy Use Data (p. 93) — full breakdown

Relevance to the archive

Same institutional framework as Vol. I — no mention of Hay, Baer, Zomeworks, or roof ponds. Cooling approaches remain air-based (NMV, NVN). The Appendix D energy cost data is the most potentially useful section — it quantifies passive cooling savings by region, which could be compared against the NSRC data (2006) for New Mexico. Not yet read in detail.