Passive Solar

Where Does Light Come From?

What is Passive Solar?

A system that collects, stores, and redistributes solar energy without the use of fans, pumps, or complex controllers (without MACHINES!)

Some examples:

• Direct Gain

• Trombe Wall

• Sunspace

Direct Gain

South-Facing windows absorb Sun directly

How it Works

Trombe Wall

South facing window has an airspace and then a wall that absorbs the heat from the Sun to heat up the room.

How it Works

What if you still want light?

Sunspace

Collects heat for the main part of a building with a secondary room that is like a Green House.

How it Works

What Kind of Windows Work?

Horizontal vs. Vertical Windows

The Best Types of Windows!

How Much Light Will Come Through the Windows?

Traditional Building Methods: Saltbox House

Jacobs House by Frank Lloyd Wright

How it Works

Balcomb Residence, Santa Fe, NM

How it Works

Linkshttp://activerain.com/blogsview/1205564/too-hot-to-blog-dog-days-of-summer

http://www.lifed.com/6-ways-to-beat-the-heat-for-less

Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects by Norbert Lechner