Alternative Energy Resources

Book: Library & Downloads

(http://books.google.com for reviews and library locations)

• Anderson, Bruce and Wells, Malcolm.”Passive Solar Energy — The
  Homeowner’s Guide to Natural Heating and Cooling”, 2005, A
  down-to-earth free online book, 160 pages
  http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SolarHomes/PasSolEnergyBk/PSEbook.htm
  Austin
  Energy “Green Building Sustainable Building Source book”, 2011. 50+
  pages, On-Line book by a power company, few pictures, lots of ideas,
  sort of like the LEED building
  program.https://my.austinenergy.com/wps/wcm/connect/9b25ff80433371fdaa03ebac1623868e/7steps.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

• Balcomb J. Douglas,” Passive Solar Buildings, 1992, 500+ pages,
  36 chapters, Balcomb’s compendium of 70-80s solar research. NMSU
  Library, Las CrucesChiras, Dan, “The Solar House, Passive Heating and
  Cooling”, 2002, Holloman Base LibraryCrosbie, Michael J., “The Passive
  Solar Design and Construction Handbook”, 1997, Wiley, 300+ pages
  (construction details) “Library Loan “Thomas Branigan Library, Las
  Cruces)Georgia Builder’s very complete guide to efficient houses 150+
  pages
  http://www.southface.org/ez/media/georgiabuildersguide.pdf

• Luce, Ben, “Passive Solar Design Guidelines for Northern New
  Mexico “, 2004, 30 p. of Balcomb’s
  expertise,http://www.nmsea.org/Education/Homeowners/Detailed_Passive_Solar_Guidelines.phpMazria,
  Edward, “The Passive Solar Energy Book, A complete guide to Passive
  Solar Homes” 1979, 400+ pages, Oldie but goodie, Alamogordo Public
  Library.Southface Home energy DIY projects, 86 pages
  download http://www.southface.org/ez/media/homeenergyprojects.pdf

• Tickell, Joshua, “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank” Guide to Using
  Veg. Oil as an Alternative Fuel, 2000, 160 pages. How to DIY Biodiesel.
  Alamogordo Public Library. 629.2538 TickWiles, John, “Photo Voltaic
  Power Systems and the National Electrical Code – Suggested Practices”
  2010, 149 pages, rules for wiring PV,
  http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/Photovoltaics/Codes-Stds/PVnecSugPract.html

BioDiesel & Ethanol Fuel

• http://www.biodiesel.org/
  (BioDiesel Association, many
  topics, basics to difficult)

• http://www.biodieselcommunity.org/
  (DIY articles, how to make it)

• http://www.homepower.com/search/content/Article%20Search
  (6 page technical article,
  explains terminology of fuel mixes of regular + biodiesel & ethanol)

• http://www.sapphireenergy.com/locations/green-crude-farm/
  (Sapphire Energy’s algae to
  diesel/jet fuel experiments at Las Cruces & Columbus, NM)

Local book, see author Tickell
under Books.

Calculator programs for home
heating/cooling, building energy loads

• http://mackintosh.aud.ucla.edu/heed/
  (HEED:
  Home Energy Efficient Design; free house energy program from UCLA. And
  free relatively local weather included. 2010, for Windows. Looks
  complete and complicated.)

• http://www.wbdg.org/resources/energyanalysis.php
  (Nat.
  Inst. of Building Sciences is a giant URL about whole building design,
  & long articles on types, sources, predicted results (2011) Looks
  difficult.)

• https://analysis.nrel.gov/homer/
  (Nat.
  Renewable Energy Laboratory’s HOMER program for electricity analysis to
  find the best possible combination of alternative electricity.)

Checklists for Home Energy &
Greenness

• http://www.rmi.org/Advanced+Search
  (A
  nice set of 9 free e-pamphlets on home energy in adobe format from the
  Rocky Mountian Institute. Enter in title block “Home Energy Briefs:”
  and press the Search button , 2004)

• http://www.energysavers.gov/tips/(U.S. DOE Energy Savers URL, links to many
  pages & downloads)

• https://my.austinenergy.com/wps/wcm/connect/14527a80433374bcaa5cebac1623868e/greenHomeChecklist.pdf?MOD=AJPERES (Make your existing or future home a
  greener place. (Green: meaning earth friendly.)

Cookers, Solar Food Dryers

• http://solarcooking.org/plans/Plans.pdf
  (nice adobe booklet 58p. 2 cooker plans, recipes, FAQs, history, how to
  do it.)

• http://solarcooking.org/ (massive
  site all sorts of cookers)

• http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/solarcoo.htm
  (more cookers
  and food dryers and many green topics, compiled URLs to click on)

Data, Maps, Sources of Numbers

• http://www.eia.doe.gov/ (Giant U.S. Gov site of Energy Information
  Admin.)

• http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartProgram.html
  (Sun Track chart by solar hour
  and elevation, enter zip code, and print chart)

• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/struts/calcDeclination
  (True North = 360 – Magnetic
  Deviation if East, or 0 + M.D if West, via zip code or
  Latitude/Longitude)

Data, SW Weather, Averages, Historical

• http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/Climsmnm.html
  (Tabulated by station in SW
  states, scroll down to State, select town, or use Map)

• http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westwind.final.html
  (Ave Wind by state/town, Use edit
  button on Word, then Find (on this page) option.)

• http://www.degreedays.net/#
  (HDD and CDD calculated for last
  year, maybe 5, by city/state New Site, results as Excel Spreadsheet)

• http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/sse/sse.cgi?na+s01#s01
  (NASA satellite data, enter
  latitude and longitude, and information needed, must register. Fairly
  hard URL.)

• http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/
  (National Data on Solar, Wind,
  Geothermal , Biomass. Giant Site, also data by State.)

Directory, Solar Professionals in NM

• http://nmsea.org/Directory/
  (large selection mostly northern
  NM, Giant listing of NM alternative energy businesses)

In Otero County – Alamogordo –
Tularosa

• Don Starkey FreeEnergy, freenergynm@gmail.com 575-585-4931 (Solar Hot Water, Radiant Floor Heat, pool
  heating, designs, orders, repairs, advise for DIY)
• Chris
  Niner, http://www.greenmountainsolar.com/
  , solarman@netmdc.com
  575-430-0918 (Off-grid living and installs, orders, repairs Solar PV
  Electric, Wind Electric, Rain Collection.)
• John Kloepper,
  shelka04@yahoo.com 575 -443-615 (Dealer in PV components and look at a
  working PV system)
• Rod Sims, inspections, green
  plans 575.551.1662 (http://simsgreenenergy.com/)
• Ed. Baker, Building
  Specialties, 575- 437-5055, (Master Carpenter, Passive solar additions.
  Passive solar home design.)
• Otero County Habitat for
  Humanity, 575-437-6562 (Builds Energy Star, Green Built silver small
  houses)
• French
  Brothers Construction, http://www.frenchbrothers.com
  575- 437-7134
  (Energy Star private building contractor, Subcontracts for PV
  installations.)

Distiller, pure water via
solar DIY

• http://www.epsea.org/stills.html plans at http://www.epsea.org/goods (El Paso solar energy project, of water
  distillers for Mexico)

DIY Do-It-Yourself – all topics

• http://www.builditsolar.com/SiteMap.htm
  (very large site with all sorts
  of ideas)

• http://www.homepower.com/ (Home Power Magazine, some articles
  require subscription, not an entirely free URL)

• http://www.motherearthnews.com
  (Magazine, lots of articles on
  self sufficiency, check DIY e-newsletter also)

• http://www.dulley.com/list.shtml
  (Private Engineer, articles to
  read for free and for sale at $3 each)

Education, solar, alternate
energy

• http://www.nmsea.org/ (SunChaser
  School Programs (in Alamogordo too) look under Teachers and Fact Sheets
  for Solar, look under Homeowners or locally call Ron @ 575 682 6027)

• http://nmsua.edu/communityed/
  (Solar and Energy Efficiency
  Courses taught in Fall office(575) 439-3842 or commed@nmsua.nmsu.edu)

• http://nmsua.edu/onlineclasses/
  enroll at http://nmsua.edu/admissions/ (ET 126(hybrid) 3credit hr. Solar energy
  online class, 16 weeks. Fall & Spring)

• http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/index.html
  (++ Listed are “Schools with Sol” booklets for HS teachers and students
  at the bottom of the page.)

• http://www.pasolar.ncat.org/lessons.php
  (free on-line solar lessons, not
  too technical, not necessary to register, DSHW & PV)

Efficiency of Home Items

• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential/windows.html(Windows,
  Skylights, Doors, etc.)

• http://www.energystar.gov/ (Large site to include appliances and home
  certification)

• http://www.hot-water-heaters-reviews.com/condensing-water-heaters.html
  (Water heater reviews, tankless
  and condensing)

Electricity,
Conservation

• http://www.energysavers.gov/
  (many ways to do home
  electricity conservation)

• http://standby.lbl.gov/faq.html
  (standby power “vampires”,
  electronics and appliances can use power even in “off” mode)

• http://www.efficientwindows.org
  (try fact sheets, toolkits for
  builders, and FAQ buttons) good windows save on lighting and heating
• http://www.skylightguys.com/velux-skylights-fcm.asp
  (skylight information, low e
  skyslights and FAQ)

• http://www.solatube.com/homeowner/brightenup.php (solar tube information, the new-age
  skylight, good for retro applications)

Electricity, PV (Photo Voltaic)
Basics & Electric Codes

• http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts/ (PV calculator . very complete, but can
  be a challenge to make it work )

• http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/ (about wiring PV, left column -
  Photovoltaic, Codes, Pubs, etc, also see Wiles under Books above.)

Electricity, PV (Photo
Voltaic) Equipment, Hardware

• http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/
  (NM PV retail installer, many
  aspects of PV discussed at their web site.)

• http://www.goCSTsolar.com/
  (Albuquerque & Las Cruces
  based retailer PV installer.)

• http://www.wattsun.com/ (Albuquerque Sun Tracker for PV array,
  Retailer, sizing for your modules and pricing.)

Electricity, Water Pumping
with PV array

• http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/WaterPumping/UTESolarStockWateringpb1640.pdf
  (a 16 page article on water
  pumping with PV panels, references at end of article.)

Electricity, Wind Power- Big
Turbines

• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/wind-power-interactive.html (nice interactive site to learn how big
  wind turbines work.)

• http://www.pnm.com/systems/nmwec.htm
  (PNM New Mexico wind farms,
  construction pictures and other power plants.)

Electricity, Wind Power-
Small Turbines

• http://www.awea.org/ (click on “small wind” tab, The American
  Wind Energy Assn.)

• http://www.bergey.com/ (Wind Store in Norman, Okla, lots of
  information)

• http://www.homepower.com/basics/wind/
  (Nice magazine article with
  pictures and diagrams on small wind + links)

• http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ECMD/Multimedia/documents/small_wind.pdf
  (27 page NM guide to wind power,
  1985 publication.)

• http://www.eere.energy.gov/topics/wind.html
  (Many topics about small wind.)

• http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/facts/03-047.htm#appropriate
  (nice
  5page monograph about small wind sizing and power, with metric numbers
  (Canadian) http://www.helixwind.com/en/ small vertical wind generators,
  german engineering)

• http://www.windpower.org/en/knowledge/guided_tour.html
  (A web book on the science of
  windmill power, Danish, click on guided tour, or windpower wiki for
  lesson, or other topics.)

Financial: Tax and Credits

• http://www.dsireusa.org/ (Database for Fed & Individual State
  Incentives for Renewable & Efficiency. GIANT listing)

• http://www.getcozy.com/index.php
  (Nice listing of 2009- 2016
  Federal (30%) energy tax credits available for existing homes/
  businesses.)

• http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits
  (Complicated listing of 30%
  Federal tax credits for energy efficiency,
  many categories)

• http://www.pnm.com/solar/ (PNM site for New Mexico net metering,
  & REC metering of PV to the grid, applications, rules, etc.)

• http://www.ocec-inc.com/content/energy-efficiency-program
  (Otero County Electric Coop, NM’s
  net metering and REC policy)

• http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ECMD/CleanEnergyTaxIncentives/solartaxcredit.htm
  (New Mexico’s 10% and US Gov’s 30%
  solar tax credit for PV and Solar
  Thermal active systems. Q&A + instructions + forms Questions to
  Ryan Helton (505) 476-3318 or ryan.helton@state.nm.us)

• http://www.nmsea.org/ (look under Go-Solar and Taxes and
  Exemptions rather dated how-to monograph 2007)

• http://www.irs.gov/uac/Energy-Incentives-for-Individuals-in-the-American-Recovery-and-Reinvestment-Act
  (Fed energy/solar tax rebates)

General, All topics solar,
basics, explanations, etc.

• http://www.nmsea.org/Resources/Web_Resources.php
  (General big
  listing of URLs arranged by topic. Different topics than this list)

• http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/ask/faq.asp
  (Energy FAQs)

• http://www.azsolarcenter.com/
  (Basics, good pictures, Look
  under
  Technology, and Technology for Consumer. very well done site, and good
  teacher ideas too)

• http://www.nrel.gov/ (National Renewable Energy Lab, lots of
  topics on energy savings, all levels.)

• http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/home
  (Canadian government renewable
  energy site. Many interesting things.)

• http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ECMD/Multimedia/multimedia.htm
  (NM publications alternate energy)

• http://www.howstuffworks.com/
  (Nice site for good
  explanations of
  the hows of most everything. Careful- a few commercial ads right up
  front, just scroll down to get to the good stuff.)

Glossaries

• http://www1.eere.energy.gov/site_administration/glossary.html
  (More oriented to energy in
  general)

• http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=kids_glossary
  (General terms about energy
  (for older kids and beginners, but very
  complete)

Heat Pumps Geothermal –
Ground Coupled

• http://www.awil.ca/downloads/pdf/EARTH-BuyersGuide-ResidentialEarthEnergySystems.pdf
  (download a 40 page Canadian
  Earth Energy booklet about Ground Coupled
  Heat Pumps. easy read.)

• http://www.osti.gov/geothermal/servlets/purl/892019-els5ms/892019.pdf
  (27 pages, 2001 Owners
  Information+ Q&A from US Dept of Energy with
  complete costs analysis)

• http://www.geoexchange.org/
  (source for equipment and
  installers and misc other stuff)

• http://geothermalheatpump.com/how-it-works (How it works
  3 pages.)

• http://www.waterfurnace.com/
  (Geothermal Heat Pump
  Manufacturer, Dealer in Truth or Consequences, NM, efficiency
  calculator)

Home
Certification Programs – Energy Star

• http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/bldrs_lenders_raters/ES_Combined_Path_v_65_clean_508.pdf (For energy star
  certification    6 areas for energy star certification
  of new homes)

• http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=bldrs_lenders_raters.nh_2011_comments
  (Energy Star for new home
  design guidance (latest changes to E-Star)

Home Certification Programs
– National Assn. of Home Builders (NAHB) Green Building Program

• http://www.nahb.org/page.aspx/category/sectionID=206
  (Information on green practices in home building, remodeling, and land development)

• http://www.buildgreennm.com/index.php
  (New Mexico’s Green Builder’s
  Assn. Dates for paperwork, rebates, and other goodies)

• http://www.thegbi.org/residential/featured-projects/newmexico/CNM_MODEL_GHB_GUIDELINES.pdf
  (Older Green Building Guidelines,
  ver. 2, 2007 about 50 pages free)

Home Certification Programs
– LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green
Building Rating System™ sponsor is the US Green Building Counsel

• http://greenhomeguide.com/program/leed-for-homes
  (Never heard of LEED? Start here.)

• http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
  (What is LEED? Leadership in
  Energy and Environmental Design)

• http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=222&
  (LEED rating system, find
  type of structure, for Homes, Schools, Commercial, etc)

• http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=147#2008
  (LEED for Homes, voluntary
  participation by builders & owners (Gold, Silver, Bronze, levels)

• http://www.usgbcnm.org/ (USGBC New Mexico Chapter, P.O. Box 25771,
  Albuquerque, NM 87125-5771 505-227-0474)

• http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ECMD/cleanenergytaxincentives/documents/LEEDGuidebook_001.pdf (How to Guide for LEED certification for
  New Mexico, April 2007, 100 pages)

• http://www.leedmanagement.com
  (click on left side for Tutorials
  for LEED management, tips for first timer doing a large LEED project.)

Home Inspections

• http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/Home-Energy-Audits.aspx?page=1
  (6 page article, Why have a home
  energy audit? URL pages sort of messy.)

• http://www.closerlookinspection.com/papers.htm
  (Ohio site with many articles
  about home inspections and certified inspectors.)

• http://www.nachi.org/greenbuildingcoursereleased2007.htm
  (free green home inspector’s
  course. And home of nat. assn. certified home inspectors.)

• http://www.askthebuilder.com/B248_Home_Inspection_Checklist.shtml
  (DIY home inspection checklist,
  does not replace a professional inspection.)

• http://www.homeinspector.org/
  (Home of American Soc. For
  Home Inspectors. Very respected organization for inspectors.)

Hot Water, Domestic Solar

• http://www.azsolarcenter.com/technology/solarh20.html
  (Basic overview)

• https://homepower.com/solar-water-heating/domestic-hot-water
  (Articles on solar hot water
  heating.)

• https://homepower.com/articles/what-solar-water-heating
  (Overview of solar hot water,
  nice diagrams)

• http://www.byexample.com/projects/current/batch_collector/
  (Make a Passive Batch collector)

• http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/WaterHeating/ISPWH/ispwh.htm
  (downloadable book Batch Hot
  Water, DIY)

• http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/HeatCool.html
  (City of Austin, TX long
  article about Solar Hot Water Systems)

• http://www.solar-rating.org/
  (Solar Rating and Certification
  Corporation, certification of solar heating panels.)

Home Energy Audits (DIY)

• https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=HOME_ENERGY_YARDSTICK.showGetStarted
  (easy)
  Yardstick, there are errors in HDDs and CDDs used vs zip code entered.
  ie Alamogordo and Cloudcroft have the identical HDD, CDD climate
  impossible)

• http://hes.lbl.gov (harder) sessions can be saved.)

• http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/consumers/homecheckup
  (very complete but do-able)

• http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Calculators/HeatLoss/HeatLoss.htm
  (looks ineresting, uses R values,
  areas of ceilings and walls, window area, etc.)

Newsletters

• http://www.buildinggreen.com/articles/ green builders newsletters, about 20 pages
  each month)

Magazines (DIY)

• http://www.homeenergy.org/ (Relatively expensive, but many searchable
  articles available under DIY)

• http://www.homepower.com/
  (very nice for homeowner alt
  energies, nice on-line basics review, some articles without membership.)

• http://www.motherearthnews.com
  (classic DIY magazine)

• http://ases.org/solar-today-magazine/
  (“Solar
  Energy Today”, on line magazine, articles under Features or in
  magazines. The big picture by American Solar Energy Society)

Off the Grid

• http://science.howstuffworks.com/living-off-the-grid.htm
  (many essays on the systems to
  live off grid + other links.)

• http://greenmountainsolar.com/
  (No Grid Electricity, PV and Wind
  for Electricity, Batteries for storage, DC powered well, near High
  Rolls)

• http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/32765.pdf
  ( High-End Passive Solar,
  Off-grid, heavy analysis of all aspects of house selfsufficency 1997,
  50+ pages)

• http://www.livingoffgrid.org/
  (Big URL for off grid living, how
  to, and testimonials)

Organizations, Solar

• http://www.nmsea.org/ (New
  Mexico Solar Energy Association, State wide organizations, (Alamogordo
  branch meets every (info on fact sheets, workshops, contractor listing,
  conventions, etc)

• http://www.epsea.org/ (El Paso solar energy assn. lots of
  articles.)

• http://www.ases.org/ (National – American Solar Energy Society,
  big multifasited organzation, their mag is SolarToday.)

• http://www.solarenergy.org/
  (Solar Energy International,
  Carbondale, CO, Solar Education.)

Passive Solar – New Construction

• http://www.nmsea.org/Passive_Solar/Passive_Solar_Design.htm
  (Primer on Passive Solar House
  Design)

• http://www.nmsea.org/Education/Homeowners/Detailed_Passive_Solar_Guidelines.php
  (More extensive design of Passive
  Solar Houses, written for Northern NM, many numbers.)

• http://www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub1293.pdf
  (Nice 5 little page checklist for
  passive solar home design.)

• http://www.azsolarcenter.com/design/pas-2.html
  (About 12 pages, many ideas about
  passive designing options, with schematics)

• http://www.eeba.org/bookstore/cat-Builders_Guides-4.aspx
  ($45
  for 400+ page builder’s guides, Alamogordo is probably
  Hot-Dry/Mixed-Dry Climate, while Northern NM and Cloudcroft /Ruidoso
  are Cold Climates.)

• https://www.bulbamerica.com/kbase/Technical_Articles_and_Guides/Energy_Saving_Tips_Lighting.html
  (General discussion on many
  topics, both new and retro, all types of houses, passive, straw, log,
  etc)
  http://www.dennisrhollowayarchitect.com/SimpleDesignMethodology.html (NM architect: thoughts for passive
  design, 1980s ideas, interesting numbers, good discussion)

• http://www.wbdg.org/index.php
  (Massive URL, about Whole
  Building Design Guide including: Types, Tools, E-courses, Etc)

Passive Solar – Retro-
Remodel

• https://homepower.com/articles/passive-solar-retrofit
  (Remodel Magazine 1997 Article 10
  pages and adding sunspace and links .)

Passive Solar – Zero Energy

• http://passivehouse.us/ (US version of European very low energy
  houses.)

• http://www.zeroedesign.com/
  (builder of zero energy homes
  in Northern NM, ramed earth blocks, small specially built houses.)

• http://www.e-colab.org/ecolab/Fairview2.html
  (Illinois Builder of super
  efficient houses. Pictures of house construction, explore site for more
  info.)

• http://solaroregon.org/workshops-and-education/tours/goal-net-zero-2010/passive-house-talk-outline-tad-everhart
  (Summary of Europe’s passive
  house standards and links.)

Radiant Heating

• http://www.thesolarguide.com/solar-thermal/radiant-heating.aspx
  (Listing of various types of
  solar radiant heating.)

• http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/hackleman64.html (Long Q&A article about NM solar
  radiant home heat.)

• http://www.radiantsolar.com/index.php
  (Vermont based store with
  articles, prices, blunders)

Residential Building Codes
for NM & national

• http://www.energycodes.gov/rescheck/
  (U.S. DOE code program)

• http://www.energycodes.gov/resource-center/glossary (glossary of all energy/code terms and
  accronyms)

• http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=NM10R
  (NM
  energy code: Check with Mr. Fred Gallegos, Architectural compliance
  officer NM CID, Las Cruces fred.gallegos@state.nm.us) (Also look under
  Electricity, PV and in Books under Wiles for more on these codes)

Retail Stores, New and Used
in or near NM.

• http://www.aaasolar.com/ (Solar
  in Albuquerque, Between Old Town and I-40 nice fact sheets, excellent
  on-line catalog, many essays on the active solar systems. New and Used.)

• http://www.bergey.com/ (Wind Power retail, Norman , OK, many
  details about costs, siting and payback.)

• http://www.affordable-solar.com/
  (Wholesale
  Albuquerque Solar Electricity Store.)

Software – Modeling Programs

• http://canmetenergy.nrcan.gc.ca/software-tools/775
  (Many Canadian energy programs,
  free of charge)

• http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts/
  (PV calculator . very complete,
  but can be a challenge to make it work )

SunSpaces, Sun Porches,
Florida Rooms

• http://www.shelter-systems.com (sunspace construction – plastic dome
  tents)

• http://www.sunporch.com (sunspace construction – glassed in sun
  rooms / porches)

Thermal Mass (also see Passive
Solar ideas)

• http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/1998/4/1/Thermal-Mass-and-R-value-Making-Sense-of-a-Confusing-Issue/
  (Explaining Thermal Mass v.s. R
  value)

• http://www.solar-components.com/tubes.htm
  (location of water containers)

Thermal Imaging

• http://www.apt-energy.com/ (for thermal imaging – commercial
  equipment used , Canada and Europe,)

Window Efficency

• http://www.efficientwindows.org/
  (Many hidden factsheets here.
  toolbox/ builder toolkit , your state codes & weather zones)

• http://www.homepower.com/view/?file=HP117_pg56_Boulac
  (nice 6 page article about
  selecting, economics, types, and window performance codess)

• http://seriouswindows.com/
  (very low U windows, in AZ and in
  NM soon.)

You can find this listing at the NMSU-A Web site www/nmsua.edu/ under Library,
Resources by Subject (see complete list), and alternative energy, or at
Alternative Energy

These URLS courtesy of NMSU-A
Community Education Dept, and NMSEA-Alamogordo Chapter.