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  Report on Zero Energy Home Design for North Carolina Piedmont Region
Tommy Cleveland & Dona Stankus, AIA, NC Solar Center at NC State University, 2005, 20 pp.
     
  North Carolina Performance Enhanced Relocatable Classroom Project: An Evaluation of Design Changes to a Typical Relocatable Classroom
Garrett Matthew Raper, NC State University, 2005, 54 pp.
     
  Report on the 2005 Annual Performance of Monitored High Performance Mobile Classroom
Tommy Cleveland, NC Solar Center at NC State University, 2005, 18 pp.
     
  E85 Ethanol Fuel Impact Study for Wake County
Bryan Roy, NC State University. 2005. 125 pp.
     
  Use of Agricultural and Forest Waste as a Distributed Generation Power Resource in North Carolina
NC Solar Center. 2005. 90 pp.
     
  Energy Metering of Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems for Inclusion in Green Power and Renewable Portfolio Standard Programs
Tommy Cleveland & Kurt Creamer, NC Solar Center. 2004. 6pp.
     
  Evaluation Update of Packaged Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems for North Carolina
Bryan Roy, ed. NC Solar Center. 2004. 38 pp.
     
  Cape Lookout PV Hybrid Power System
NC Solar Center. 2004. 12 pp.
     
  Photovoltaic Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at North Carolina High Schools
Shawn Fitzpatrick and Robert McGuffey. 2002. 4 pp.
     
  A Method for Predicting PV Module and Array Performance at Other Than Standard Reporting Conditions
Shawn Fitzpatrick. NC Solar Center. 2000. 5 pp.
     
  Evaluation of Packaged Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems for North Carloina
Rob Stevens, Shawn Fitzpatrick, John Paces-Wiles and Bob McGuffey. NC Solar Center. 1999. 36 pp.
     
  Design and Testing of Two Low-Cost Solar Pasteurizers
Robert J. Stevens and Richard Johnson. NC Solar Center. 1999. 6 pp.
     
  Evaluation of Cleaning Strategies to be Used on a Roof Integrated Solar Thermal Power System
Robert J. Stevens, Peter Nyahoro and Jim Grady. NC Solar Center. 1999. 6 pp.
     
  Performance of a Building Integrated PV/Thermal System on a Bank in North Carolina
Shawn Fitzpatrick. NC Solar Center. 1999. 6 pp.
     
  Professional Education and Training for Photovoltaics: Reaching All the Sectors
Shawn Fitzpatrick, Chris Larsen and Larry Shirley. NC Solar Center. 1999. 6 pp.
(file name = Prof Ed and Train for PV.doc)
     
  An Investigation of a Solar Pasteurizer with an Integral Heat Exchanger (SPIHX)
Rob Stevens, Richard Johnson and Herb Eckerlin. NC Solar Center. 1998. 6 pp.
     
  Utilizing Solar Energy to Charge Electric Vehicles
Todd Morgan, Herb Eckerlin and Bill Brooks. NC Solar Center. 1998. 6 pp.
     
  Alternatives to Net Metering: Taking Advantage of Time-of-Use Metering and Load Control Options
Bill Brooks. NC Solar Center. 1996. 6 pp.
     
  A Performance Evaluation of a PV Lighting System for a Park-and-Ride Lot
Herbert Eckerlin, J. Imhoff and W. Brooks. NC Solar Center. 1996. 6 pp.
     
  Integrating PV into Commercial Buildings Aesthetically and Cost Effectively: A PV Awning Case Study
Bill Brooks and J. Smith. NC Solar Center. 1996. 6 pp.
     
  PV Lighting System for a Public Transportation Park-and-Ride Lot
Bill Brooks. NC Solar Center. 1992. 5 pp.
     
  An Experimental Determination of the Building Loss Coefficient for the NCSU Solar House
William F. Brooks, Hebert M. Eckerlin, 1988. 6pp.
     
  Reflections on the NCSU Solar House: A Cross-section of Observations, Experiences and Results
Albert S. Boyers, Herbert M. Eckerlin. 1984. 8pp.”
     
  Solar Design Assistance: A Public Service and Educational Program of the North Carolina Solar Center
Herbert Eckerlin and Elizabeth Reid. NC Solar Center. 7 pp.
     
  The North Carolina Solar Center: A Strategy for Statewide Solar Programming and Services in the 90’s
Larry Shirley. NC Solar Center. 3 pp.
     
  Passive Solar Versus Conventional Construction: A Cost Analysis of the NCSU Solar House
Herbert M. Eckerlin, James E. Blackwell, Albert S. Boyers. 6pp.
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