How to Design Your
Place in the Sun
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Learn the basics of passive
solar home design from architect Debra Rucker Coleman. |
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Passive
solar design can make a home more comfortable in every
season. The winter sun can warm a homeīs interior, while
simple shading and thermal mass strategies can prevent
summer overheating. |
Passive solar
design can make a home more comfortable in every season. The
winter sun can warm a homeīs interior, while simple shading and
thermal mass strategies can prevent summer overheating.
The best passive
solar homes balance four primary building elements -
orientation, windows, overhangs, and thermal mass - to optimize
use of the sunīs energy. While these elements are found in most
conventional homes, the trick is to put the right amount in the
right places for maximal efficiency and performance.
HomePower Magazine
offers Coleman's guide and samples of six of her home plans to
illustrate the ideas.
Download the guide
and plans
