The Benefits of Passive Solar Design
This 2800 sq ft hillside home built in 1980 features a beautiful combination of sunspace and solar direct gain. For these components, it is important to include thermal mass to store the heat. The sunroom has a floor of recycled brick and a low north wall that is concrete.The direct gain area on the lower floor has a cement slab floor Plants and ponds in the greenhouse entry add interest to an enjoyable entry and sitting space.
Nestled into a hillside, this home also incorporates ingenious cross ventilation and an open two-story area with interior window openings to allow distribution of the heated air from the greenhouse entry. Basic good solar planning used throughout this home includes minimal east, west and north windows, plus vestibule entries, additional insulation, and placement of active living areas on the south side of the home. Space heat savings from greenhouse & direct gain: about 30% or 70 therms/year.
>> Click Here to learn more about Passive Solar Building Design through our upcoming workshop.
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July 16
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:: Residential Solar Basics
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July 18
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:: Passive Solar Building Design
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Portland ::
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Aug 4
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:: Commercial Basics of Going Solar
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Aug 13
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:: Residential Solar Basics
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Aug 15
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:: How to Buy a Solar Electric
System (3 hr)
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Aug 15
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:: How to Buy a Solar Hot Water
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:: Passive Solar Building Design
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Aug 22 |
:: How to Buy a Solar Electric
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Aug 22 |
:: How to Buy a Solar Hot Water
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Aug 23 |
:: Passive Solar Building Design
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Workshops coming this summer to: John Day, Pendleton, &
Hood River
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