This course explains solar air heating and drying technology and how a transpired solar collector can assist in lowering a building’s heating costs by preheating fresh air before it is drawn into a building. Heating outside air is often the single most expensive energy budget item in a building and this is what a transpired solar collector wall system helps to reduce. Solar air heating is a simple, renewable, and energy efficient technology using the sun as a source of heat. Transpired solar collector panels installed on building walls can be used for heating building space, outside air, and process hot air.
 Learning Objectives
- Understand solar air heating and drying technology
- Explain how transpired solar collectors function
- Realize the features and benefits of transpired solar and the design considerations for feasibility
- Describe the system components and installation of a transpired solar collector
Learning Units
| CSI: | 1.0 hour |
| AIA LU/HSW: | 1.0 hour |
Audiences
Contractors
Manufacturer/Supplier
Product Reps
Owner/Owner's Rep
Project Manager
Specifier
Consultant
