passive solar design
What is Passive Solar Design?
In passive solar building designs,windows, walls, and floors are made to
collect, store, and
distribute solar energy. During the winter, the solar energy is in collected in the form of heat and rejected during the summer. This is called passive solar design or climatic design, because unlike active solar heating systems, passive solar designs doesn't involve the use of mechanical and electrical devices.
Site Selection
Portion of the south side of the house must be facing the sun.
How passive solar design works
Passive solar designed home collects the heat of the sun. If the passive solar design is well designed it will be well lite all year.
Image above taken from Wikipedia.
In passive solar building designs,windows, walls, and floors are made to
collect, store, and
distribute solar energy. During the winter, the solar energy is in collected in the form of heat and rejected during the summer. This is called passive solar design or climatic design, because unlike active solar heating systems, passive solar designs doesn't involve the use of mechanical and electrical devices.
Site Selection
Portion of the south side of the house must be facing the sun.
How passive solar design works
Passive solar designed home collects the heat of the sun. If the passive solar design is well designed it will be well lite all year.
Image above taken from Wikipedia.