As I discussed in last week’s column ("Resilience: Dramatically Better Building Envelopes," Jan. 4), a resilient home is extremely well-insulated, so that it can be kept warm with very little ...

Passive solar heating can greatly reduce home energy costs. Discover how a net-zero home is possible when users combine their solar resources.

Corrugated metal roofing is a good choice for a passive solar house because it deflects much of the sun’s radiant energy while also reducing the heat transferred to the roof surface below.

A closed-loop pressurized system is similar in design to the closed-loop hydronic heating systems that most heating contractors know. The solar panels were mounted on the roof. A heat exchanger and ...

The Future of Passive Solar Design. Can this design principle of the ’70s make a comeback, ... Calculate the roof overhang to shade south-facing windows in summer but to let in the sun’s heat during ...

PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN STRATEGIES 1. Super-insulated angled metal roof can support photovoltaic panels, which convert sunlight into electricity. 2. South-facing skylights allow wintertime sunlight (and ...

17- Roof pond: A roof pond’s area depends on the whether it is being used for heating or cooling systems, the materials it constitutes of, and the type of insulation being used.

Passive solar is pretty simple: The solar part is obvious…it refers to the Sun. The passive part means it works without any mechanical devices, added energy inputs or efforts from the occupants ...

Passive design is architectural design that eliminates the need for mechanical heating and cooling of a building through the use of smart, time-tested heating and cooling strategies such as ...

We can sometimes use the sun’s energy directly, like when we design homes to take advantage of passive solar heat. But when we want to use it for technology, we need ways to convert the sun’s ...