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THE BATTALION Page 5 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1980 Use of passive systems taught Solar course offered in spring SURANCE GGIE8: rge Webb jrance Gioiif 8231 Paul Woods stands in front of the passive solar energy system house he designed on a Staff photo by Pat O’Malley government grant. The house is located at 1109 Todd Trail in College Station. By WAYNE COOK Battalion Reporter The end of the month arrives and with it, the monthly utility bill. Once more it is higher than the month be fore. As conventional home energy costs rise, alternative energy plans are being sought out. A course to be offered at Texas A&M University during the 1981 Spring semester may offer a solution to the homeowner. The course is cal led “Passive Solar Systems.” A passive solar energy system uses sunlight for energy without using a generator to make electricity. Such a system takes into account such things as placement of windows and the building’s location to take full advantage of the sun’s rays. Paul Woods, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Building Construction, will be the course’s instructor. “I have taught architectural design and mechanical and electrical design for buildings,” said Woods, “but my ci/tii/iimi fexas Ave. 1-3516 )R OLDGOLt /edding riif y, coins, eli irnond room itry Shopping C« !9th St,. Brftf 16-4708 NYM0US.W ****** TE, WINTER! IAT SPRINGS thru the 161 i transportaiit? 3111 or 693-Mi nformatlor. ***** aaBwts IRS car show without starving ets Thursdays, S'l banter, 315 N.W TOtiorr call 82$ utawst# sID POLICV ■furidablc in I ich payment will be marie®' ; rnustbepid® in which Iht) lEFUNDPOl! refundable in b lich payment ; will be made® ; must b r in which fc held, non 1 ’' What's Up THURSDAY KAPPA DELTA PL Will meet at 7 p.m. in 350 MSC. BOWIE COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB: Will meet at 6 p.m. in the MSC Lounge. Pictures for the Aggieland will be taken at 6:30 p.m. FRESHMAN AC SOCIETY: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 115 Kleberg. MSC OUTDOOR RECREATION: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder. CATHOUC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Will meet for a Bible study at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center and will have a night prayer service at 10 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. TAMU MICROCOMPUTER CLUB: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 104B Zachry. PRE-THEOLOCICAL SOCIETY: Will meet at 8 p.m. in 211 Academic. GUATEMALAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 137 MSC. METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 141 MSC. TEXAS A&M STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY: Will meet at 7 p.m. in the O&M Building Observatory. “THE BLACK HOLE”: The crew of the Palomino finds the long-lost ship Cygnus drifting perilously close to a black hole. Boarding the apparently dead ship, they meet the mad scientist who has taken it over. The feature will be shown at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. in Rudder Theater. MEDINA COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB: Will meet at 7:30 p. m. in 109 Military Sciences. PSI CHI: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 402 Academic. TAU BETA PL Will meet at 7 p.m; at Quonset Hut B. TAMU FENCING CLUB: Will meet at 7 p. m. in 261G. Rollie White. TAMU MICROCOMPUTER CLUB: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 104B Zachry. OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: Will sponsor a dance beginning at 8 p.m. at Cell Block 5. A&M JUGGLER’S ASSOCIATION: Will meet at 8 p.m. in 228 MSC. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: Will meet for Leadership Training Class at 7 p.m. in 207 Harrington. MSC CAMAC: A playwriting workshop will be given from 6-10 p. m. in 137 MSC. TEXAS A&M EMERGENCY CARE TEAM: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder. Aggieland pictures will be taken at 6:45 p.m. in the MSC Lounge. The EGA class will meet at 6 p.m. in the Health Center Cafeteria. FRIDAY FAITH BUILDERS AGGIE FELLOWSHIP: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder. STUDENT BOOK COLLECTORS' CONTEST: The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. in the Sterling C. Evans Library. BAPTIST STUDENT UNION INTERNATIONALS: Will meet at notbeontfi? 7:30 p.m. in the Baptist Student Center, 201 College Main. Wished, |CATHOUC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Will meet at 7 p.m. at St. vailing and tef ; ShvW renter Mary’s Student Center, cessary feesk MSC CAMAC: El Teatro de la Esperanza will perform a bilingual play at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. ISA ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL: Will meet at 6 p.m. in 607 Rudder. RUDDER’S RANGERS: Will leave for a run at 5:30 p.m. from the Military Sciences Building. MBA/LAW DAY: Ticket sales end today. Tickets are available at the MSC Box Office. ION main interest is in energy conserva tion and solar energy.” Woods, a graduate of the Univer sity of Texas, received one of four Housing and Urban Development grants awarded in Texas to design and build a home using a passive solar energy system. The home has been completed and is at 1109 Todd Trail in College Station’s Southwood Valley subdivision. The savings over conventional home energy systems is hard to mea sure, Woods said, since the future costs of natural gas and electricity are unknown. “I prefer to think of a passive solar system as an investment,” Woods said. Woods said he realizes passive so lar systems will be slow to be adopted. House lots may need to be larger and traditional styles may have to be altered slightly, he said. “People will have to change the idea that they want their home to look a certain way whether it is oper- LADIES — Treat Yourself to a GOOD TIME at the § MR. MACHO CONTEST | iAOWRIAS GREENHOUSE | ational or not,” Woods said. “In 10- 20 years no houses will be built that don’t consider this principle.” The course offered in the spring will be an introduction to the basic concepts of passive solar heating and cooling systems, and will be num bered BC 489s. The maximum en rollment will be 20 people. The final project — designing a passively heated and cooled building — will be an attempt to combine the elements of passive solar design with the functional requirements of a building into an aesthetically pleas ing result, Woods said. The course is open to anyone with junior or higher academic classifica tion. Some drawing and design ex perience would be helpful, Woods said, but not necessary. Woods said he especially wants people with “an intense personal in terest” in the topic. I If you’re interested in studying " law at a quality school in one of the fastest growing legal environments in the nation, come by and talk with us. We’ll be on campus with helpful information. November 8 MBA — Morning Law — Afternoon Rudder Theatre CUBIC ZIRICONIA Hand-cut Hand-polished Russian Man-made DIAMONDS $25/1 Kt. $20/2 Kt. or more $30/Kt. tor fancy cuts 846-0636 822-1693 after 6:00 p.m. one potato, two potato... A budding new taste sensation, is now in College Station! 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