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Reading and
Source List: Sunspaces and Solar Greenhouses
The following articles, books, and reports
provide information on sunspaces and solar greenhouses. To find the publications
listed, contact the source or publisher as indicated, your local public library,
or a bookstore. Libraries may be able to obtain books and reports through their
interlibrary loan system, and bookstores may be able to order books for you.
This list does not cover all available information on this subject, nor is the
mention of any publication, product, service, or organization to be considered a
recommendation or endorsement. This list was updated in November 1997.
Books
Decks & Sunspaces, A. Lees, E.
Heyn, Sterling Publishing Co., 1995. Available from Sterling Publishing Co.,
387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016-8810, (800) 367-9692. 255 pp.,
$19.95, ISBN No. 0806974486.
Greenhouse Gardening, G.
Constable (ed.), Time-Life Books, Inc., Richmond, VA, 1989. Out of print.
Greenhouses: Planning, Installing,
& Using Greenhouses, T. Williams and L. Hodgson, Ortho Books, 1991.
Available from Ortho Books, 1160 Research Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132,
(800) 822-6349. 112 pp., $9.95, ISBN No. 0897212290.
The Homeowner's Complete Handbook for
Add-On Solar Greenhouses & Sunspaces: Planning, Design, and Construction,
A. Shapiro, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA, 1985. Out of print.
Low-Cost Passive Solar Greenhouses: A
Design and Construction Guide, R. Alward and A. Shapiro, National Center
for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), 1980. Available from NCAT, P.O. Box 4000,
Butte, MT 59702, (406) 494-4572. 173 pp., $7.00.
Porches and Sunrooms, J.
Hirschman, Little, Brown and Company, 1993. Out of print.
Solar Greenhouse: Design,
Construction, and Operation, B. Yanda and R. Fisher, John Muir
Publications, Inc., Santa Fe, NM, 1980. Out of print.
Solarspaces: How (and Why) to Add a
Greenhouse, Sunspace, or Solarium to Your Home, D. Strickler, Van Nostrand
Reinhold Co., Florence, KY, 1983. Out of print.
Sun Rooms: Create a Beautiful
Enclosed Glass Extension for Your Home, C. Wolpert, Price Stern Sloan, Los
Angeles, CA, 1989. Out of print.
The Sunspace Primer: A Guide for
Passive Solar Heating, R. Jones and R. McFarland, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Co., Inc., Florence, KY, 1984. Out of print.
Sunspaces: Home Additions for
Year-Round Natural Living, J. Mauldin, TAB Books, Summit, PA, 1987. Out of
print.
Sun Spaces: New Vistas for Living and
Growing, P. Clegg and D. Watkins, Storey Communications, Pownal, VT, 1987.
Out of print.
Sunwings: The Harrowsmith Guide to
Solar Addition Architecture, M. Mohr, Firefly Books, 1985. Out of print.
Winter Greens: Solar Greenhouses for
Cold Climates, M. Craft (ed.), Firefly Books, 1983. Out of print.
Articles
"Adding a Sunspace Fast," J.
Horst, Popular Science, (230:6) pp. 80-82, June 1987.
"Build Your Own Greenhouse,"
R. Binsacca and D. Jones, Builder, (14:136) p. 10, July 1991.
"Choice Greenhouses: Purchasing and
Assembling a Greenhouse Kit," M. Ferrara, Organic Gardening,
(36:66) p. 5, November 1989.
"The Good Life-Under Glass,"
E. Martin, House Beautiful, (133[1]:30) p. 33, January 1991.
"Green House Hides Behind Wing
Wall," P. Whiteley, Sunset, (188:134) p. 2, May 1992.
"Hard-Working Greenhouses That
Don't Look It," Sunset, (186:128) p. 2, February 1991.
"Is a Sunspace for You?," M.
Flanagan, Family Handyman, (40:38) p. 42, July/August 1990.
"An Organic Greenhouse Puts You in
Charge of the Seasons!," M. Ferrara and G. Devault, Organic Gardening,
(38:36) p. 5, September/October 1991.
"A Separate Solarium Helps Heat the
House," Sunset, (181:130) October 1988.
"Solar Powered Sunshades for Solar
Greenhouses," N. Negovetich, Popular Science, (232:2) p. 88,
February 1988.
"A Solarium for All Seasons," Southern
Living, (24:2) p. 104, February 1989.
"Space in the Sun," C. Poole, Home
Mechanix, (85:729) pp. 24-34, January 1989.
"Sun Rooms: The Basics and
Beyond," J. Duggleby, Home Magazine, (39:2) pp. 31-34, March 1993.
"Sun Spots: New Easy-To-Add Sunroom
Systems," T. Jones, P. McMillan, Home Mechanix, (87:755) pp.
48-56, May 1991.
"Sun Spots: Two Creative Approaches
to Building a Year-Round Sunroom," J. Truini, Home Mechanix,
(91:796) pp. 37-44, June 1995.
"Sunspace House," D. Hall, Fine
Homebuilding, (No. 94) pp. 68-71, Spring 1995.
Periodicals
For additional information, you may also
wish to check Harrowsmith, Wood Magazine, Fine Homebuilding, Family Handyman,
or Mother Earth News. These periodicals sometimes contain advertisements for
sunspace and solar greenhouse plans.
Sunspace and Solar Greenhouse Plans
Brace Research Institute-Publication
Department
Faculty of Engineering, P.O. Box 900
MacDonald College of McGill University
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Quebec, H9X 3V9
Canada
Phone: (514) 398-7833; Fax: (514) 398-7767
Telex: McGill Univ Mtl 05-268510 (Canada/USA); 526 8510 (Others)
Internet: (E-mail) ae12000@musica.mcgill.ca
The following plans are available from Brace Research Institute:
Plans for the Construction of a Brace
Greenhouse: No. 2, $2.50, Order No. T.101. Plan and construction details
for a 20 ´ 20 foot wood-frame greenhouse.
Plans for the Construction of the
Latest Model of the Brace Design Greenhouse: The Experimental Night-Cover
Greenhouse, $2.50, Order No. T.110. Diagrams illustrating Brace-type
greenhouse that incorporates underground heat storage and an insulating night
cover.
Solstice Publications
P.O. Box 2043
Evergreen, CO 80439
Phone: (303) 674-7700
The following plans are available from
Solstice Publications:
Single Story Attached Passive Solar
Greenhouse Plans, $22.00, Order No. BP-039. Eight 18" ´ 24"
blueprints.
Solar Reliant Greenhouse Plans,
$18.00, Order No. BP-042. Includes five 18" ´ 24" blueprints for a
free-standing 12 ´ 16 foot greenhouse.
The New Universal Retrofit Passive
Solar Greenhouse Plans, $35.00, Order No. BP-041. Ten 18" ´ 24"
blueprints, including five glazing options and eleven envelope design
variations.
Large Commercial Passive Solar
Greenhouse Plans, $45.00, Order No. BP-044. Eight 24" ´ 36"
blueprints for a 5000-square foot, solar commercial/community greenhouse.
When ordering from Solstice
Publications, add 10% of the total order for shipping and handling.
Vegetable Factory, Inc.
P.O. Box 1353, Department EER
Stamford, CT 06904-1353
Sun-Porch convertible sunspace
do-it-yourself kits for residential use. Insulated winter sunroom converts to
a summer screen room. Send $3.00 for color catalog with prices, sent first
class mail.
Sunspace and Greenhouse Standards and
Design
National Greenhouse Manufacturers
Association
6 Honeybee Lane
P.O. Box 1350
Taylors, SC 29687
Phone: (864) 244-3854
Information on the sunspace or
greenhouse industry may be obtained from the National Greenhouse Manufacturers
Association (NGMA). NGMA works to advance the interests of the industry
through the exchange of information, by preparing standards of quality, and by
encouraging continued improvement and innovation. NGMA has developed a policy
statement on greenhouse retrofits, and has adopted standards for designs of
greenhouse structures. It has also developed materials on related topics,
including ventilation and heat loss. There are more than sixty member
companies from all industry categories.
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