Passive solar

Project: Three Trees Location: Eagle Rock, California Large rocks squeezed into together by 'wood shelves' insulate the South face of the house. The rocks absorb the heat during the day lowering the solar gain. At night the rocks give heat back into into the air as the temperature outside drops. The rock wall and the desert climate work in concert to passively cool the house. Jeremy Levine Design www.jeremylevine.com

Design and installation of a backyard bioshelter: a four-season, high-performance, passive solar greenhouse for a residence in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

A passive solar home requires five elements in order to take full advantage of the free and plentiful heat of the sun: an aperture to let in the sun’s warming rays, a control device to keep t…

Water Tanks as Passive Home Solar Heat Storage. Plus, they're beautiful!

A Simple Design Methodology For Passive Solar Houses

motherearthnewsmag: Build a Simple Solar Heater This low-cost plan lets you turn any south wall into a source of free heat. [Find out how!] By Gary Reysa Illustration by LEN CHURCHILL

- Serbian Couple Builds Passive Solar Dream House November 24, 2015

Passive Solar Heating | American Solar Energy Society

The passive house approach to construction offers the ultimate in energy efficiency. To achieve its standards, builders have to follow five exacting rules.

Why it is important to have southern facing windows in buildings and passive solar houses