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Passive Annual Heat Storage Principles Save You $1000s! Energy costs are rising. Can you afford to build another house that will cost you more to heat and cool every year? Choose your favorite way to learn PAHS principles and get on the road to real energy savings today!

PASSIVE ANNUAL HEAT STORAGE, IMPROVING THE DESIGN OF EARTH SHELTERS – EBOOK By Hait. eBook in PDF format (for paperback, see below). Now fully searchable! Updated with color graphics. Still the world’s most advanced text on earth sheltering. PAHS heating & cooling systems, underground water control, convection powered earth tube ventilating systems, heat flow control, radiant, convective, conductive, “transportive.” All PAHS publications below are supplementary to this book.

$26.00 USD


Passive Annual Heat Storage - Improving the Design of Earth Shelters

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PASSIVE ANNUAL HEAT STORAGE, IMPROVING THE DESIGN OF EARTH SHELTERS – SPIRAL BOUND By Hait. Spiral bound 1983 original, 152 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches. Still the world’s most advanced text on earth sheltering. PAHS heating & cooling systems, underground water control, convection powered earth tube ventilating systems, heat flow control, radiant, convective, conductive, “transportive.” All PAHS publications below are supplementary to this book. Get this book first!

$49.95 USD

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PAHS Home Plans
PAHS HOME PLANS
6 drawings, 18 x 24 inches. Complete 2344 sq. ft well lit, PASSIVE ANNUAL HEAT STORAGE, 3-bedroom house plans. Prints have all the advanced features of Passive Annual Heat Storage, including the INSULATION/WATERSHED UMBRELLA, convective powered EARTH TUBES, and HOT WATER PRE-HEAT. Plans are also very useful for applying PAHS to other home designs.

$149.95 USD

PAHS-301 Front Elevation

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NEW! PAHS-301 HOME PLANS
4 drawings, 18 x 24 inches. Complete 1530 sq. ft., well lit, 3-bedroom house plans. Prints have all the advanced features of Passive Annual Heat Storage, including the INSULATION/WATERSHED UMBRELLA, convective powered EARTH TUBES, and HOT WATER PRE-HEAT. Plans are also very useful for applying PAHS to other home designs. Uses a prestressed roof system, and is NOT part of the building system.

$99.95 USD


Modular Building System Manual - Volume 1
PAHS BUILDING SYSTEM COMPLETE 3-book MANUAL SET
By Hait. Many helpful design and construction suggestions that can be used with any PAHS design, including: good concreting practice; understanding earth shelter engineering; use of FEA engineering computer programs; calculating earth work; land and earth moving tips; use of integral waterproofing agents; making standardized forms for standard modules; quick concrete forming; rapid design and construction using standardized building modules; working with subcontractors; building layout checklist; order of construction checklist; materials list. Many construction details for umbrellas; earth tubes; thermal breaks; penetrations through the umbrella; internal partitions for good air flow; drainage and waterproofing; landscaping tips; and counting the cost.

$149.95 USD

Modular Building System Manual - Volume 2
3-BEDROOM PAHS HOME PLANS
BUILD A HOME THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF!
This home is made using the Building System. This offer includes a license to use the building system for one home, the complete Building System manual set above, and the plans for a 3-bedroom PAHS home using the modular building system. The 3 bedroom home is made from 4 full modules + 2 shortened modules, plus a greenhouse across the front of the center two modules. It has a complete PAHS system including INSULATION/-WATERSHED UMBRELLA, convective powered EARTH TUBES, and HOT WATER PRE-HEAT. The manual explains how to arrange and use additional modules, or rearrange these to suit your own needs. People all over the world are calling us to ask where they can see a PAHS earth shelter. Build this beautiful 3 bedroom earth shelter, complete with Passive Annual Heat Storage.

$298.95 USD

Passive Annual Heat Storage DVD Volume 1 Passive Annual Heat Storage DVD Volume 2 Passive Annual Heat Storage DVD Volume 3

 

Volume 1 DVD: Passive Annual Heat Storage Basics
NTSC. Why don’t old fashioned passive solar techniques work … and more. Day 1 of the three day PAHS seminar, with live questions and answers.
Volume 2 DVD: Earth Tube Ventilation
NTSC. How convection-powered earth tube ventilation systems work, and more. Day 2 of the three day PAHS seminar, with live questions and answers.
Volume 3 DVD: Building Method Alternatives
NTSC. Engineering Basics, Bending Concrete, and more. Day 3 of the three day PAHS seminar, with more in depth questions and answers.

$195.00 USD

Passive Annual Heat Storage Supplementary Information Sheets Volume One

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SHEETS – VOLUME 1EBOOK

By Hait. eBook in PDF format (for whitepaper, see below). Now fully searchable! Same information and figures as INFO SHEETS #1 hard copy white paper described below.

$29.95 USD


Information Sheets #1
INFO SHEETS #1:
The following information sheets on various subjects bound together.
HOMES with a BUILT-IN TEMPERATURE A basic article explaining
PAHS in an easy to understand manner.
DESIGN COMMENTARY, PAHS vs. Conventional Passive Solar
Basic design philosophy differences.
PAHS THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS EFFECTING STRUCTURAL
DESIGN
HINTS ON BUILDING THE INSULATION / WATERSHED UMBRELLA
PAHS WINDOWS — SIZES AND ORIENTATION
EARTH TUBE RECOMMENDATIONS Layouts, materials, and types.
PAHS HOME SITE CONSIDERATIONS North slopes, flat land etc.
SOME COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT PAHS HOMES Model Homes, costs etc.

 

INFO SHEETS #2:
The following information sheets on various subjects bound together.
PAHS HOMES now in operation. A report on PAHS homes that are
currently in operation. Sorry no addresses.
INEXPENSIVE BUILDING IDEAS money-saving suggestions for
very inexpensive buildings.
PAHS STRUCTURE & HEATING QUESTIONS Garages, cement
blocks etc.
CHIMNEYS, STOVES, AND FIREPLACES in the PAHS environment
USING WOOD IN PAHS EARTH SHELTERS Structure and PAHS
WINDOWLESS PASSIVE ANNUAL HEAT STORAGE in northern
latitudes.
COMPUTING EARTH VOLUMES A BASIC computer program for
approximating excavation volumes.
GUIDELINES FOR EARTH BERMED AND ABOVE GROUND
PASSIVE ANNUAL HEAT STORAGE HOMES. Illustrated list of
operating hints and valuable information specially selected for these type homes.

 

MONITORING A PAHS STRUCTURE
Detailed examination of monitoring methods, positions, and evaluation of data collected.

 

$63.95 USD


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