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"Passive solar"

Passive solar / Discussions

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What are your top tips for building a fully off grid home on Southern Vancouver Island?

...passive solar design principles: south facing windows in every room, limited north facing windows + concrete floors (+ radiant floor heating - (with a heat pump...

Posted by Sara Elford April 9, 2025 Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

How do you insulate a basement slab to keep the benefits of thermal mass in a passive solar home?

Will I get the benefit of thermal mass with a foundation where the inside of the foundation stem walls are insulated and the rest of the horizontal part of the ...

Posted by Trudy Lynn Oct. 25, 2024 Passive solar home design 1 response

What does it cost to build a passive solar home?

...passive solar home.  To accurately calculate the price per square foot for home construction you need to know local market rates and building material cost. Lab...

Posted by Jen Kryczka Sept. 15, 2022 Architecture and plan design 1 response

How do you know when to replace old windows?

...passive solar house with wood wondows.  Some of the windows are fogged between the panes.  I don't know if I need replacement complete windows, or if I should t...

Posted by Dawn Thomason March 22, 2022 Windows and doors 1 response

Is it worth putting a one foot high window to capture southern solar heat?

...passive solar home design video series, there are some tips in there that may also help.  You can also take a look at these articles: Passive solar home design...

Posted by Tristan J Philippe March 4, 2022 Passive solar home design 1 response

How do you install earth tubes for passive heating and cooling?

...passive solar, I would start here – How to build a passive solar home DIY video series. That covers everything from southern orientation, shading, insulation, h...

Posted by Nancy Arevalo Aug. 19, 2021 Passive solar home design 7 responses

How do you build a house ready for climate change?

...passive solar -- etc.  Thanks so much for your ideas.  Sure glad I found your site - appreciated - Building a house ready to withstand the climate crisis we alr...

Posted by Mike Joyce May 6, 2021 Concept and design 1 response

How can I build a Passive House in Boston on a budget?

...Passive House ready, and they are usually more affordable than site-built houses, so that is a potential option for you. You can see models here –  LEED and Pas...

Posted by Sharon kuong March 31, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

How do you calculate window height and location for passive solar heating?

...Passive Solar Home Design If it's mid-September and you are calculating this now, does that mean you are still in the design phase or have you started building?...

Posted by Daniel Gardener Sept. 12, 2019 Passive solar home design 1 response

What is the best option for building our next resilient home?

...passive house, and designing a home for passive solar heat collection will keep your energy costs at a minimum and also help it stay warm in the event of power ...

Posted by John Bae Aug. 27, 2019 Efficient home design 3 responses

If a passive house is designed well is it worth the extra cost for Low E window coatings?

...passive heat gain, so you want the highest R-value windows possible to reduce heat loss.  And remember that maximising your southern exposure for passive heat g...

Posted by Joe Van Kuren June 7, 2019 Passive solar home design 1 response

Are there any updates on the progress of the second demonstration house?

...solar air panels that is new at this point. We expect to see about 60-70 % of the heat load but we won't know for sure until the winter of 2020 - 2021 when they...

Posted by dean c April 30, 2019 Solar thermal collectors 2 responses

What is the right amount of insulation for a house?

...passive solar orientated house with double walls or Larson truss (either would have dense pack cellulose) on a slab foundation with radiant in floor heat.  I sa...

Posted by Ryan Gerbrandt Feb. 11, 2019 Passive solar home design 4 responses

Can south facing windows and glass doors, double glazed, be used to collect passive solar heat?

...passive solar basics – How to build a passive solar home The short story is, that if the sun is coming in your window you are getting some passive heat, simple ...

Posted by Sue Whall June 5, 2020 Passive solar home design 2 responses

Is it possible to connect greenhouse with the building?

...solariums, so its starting to bothering me if this kind of solution will be good in case of air conditioning and if this have a chance to act both as a place to...

Posted by Julia Jedrys March 31, 2020 Greenhouses and Sunrooms / Solariums 1 response

What flooring options work with a passive solar design?

...passive heating – Passive solar heating - how to warm your home with the sun Even if you put a floor covering on a concrete slab floor, you will still get the t...

Posted by Christopher Dunn Feb. 23, 2020 Passive solar home design 1 response

What are the most cost-effective green building strategies in new home construction?

...Solar panels – Whether you will save money with solar panels depends on your local utility costs as well as the cost of installing solar panels in your region. ...

Posted by M T Nov. 4, 2019 Concept and design 3 responses

How much does it cost to build an Earthship?

...Passive solar home design basics All you need to know about Passive House How to build a greenhouse in a cold climate

Posted by Robin Skidmore Dec. 17, 2020 Passive solar home design 1 response
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