Passive solar heating

When designing for sustainability, passive solar design with water walls for heat storage are rarely used to their full potential.

Passive Solar Heating | Green Home Technology Center

One passive system that can be used to increase the energy efficiency of a building is a solar chimney. This system relies on natural forces to improve the ventilation and thermal performance of a building, without the use of any external mechanical or electrical devices.

Regular readers will know that we tend to favour simple, non-mechanical methods of green design, like passive solar heating instead of, say, thermal solar collectors with evacuated tubes and pumps. One

Solar Energy

Passive solar design takes advantage of a building’s site, climate, and materials to minimize energy use.

Keeping our homes warm or cool uses a lot of energy. We explore ways to make the most of sunlight with passive solar design

Enjoy sustainable living just north of New York City with this one-of-a-kind passive solar home that heats itself.

Given that today’s houses are better insulated and a lot more airtight than they used to be, Martin Holladay argues that passive-solar design no longer makes sense.

What does the term Solar Passive Design actually mean? Passive solar design refers to the use of the sun's energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in materials and air

Renewable Energy for the Poor Man: Thermosiphon Solar Air Heater with heat storage

Learn how a massive concrete wall collects and stores solar energy through a bank of specially placed windows to help heat this Michigan home.

If you have big windows to the south, you already know you are saving a lot on heating costs on sunny winter days, IMO. With this simple DIY system you can...