Passive solar architecture is a design strategy that optimizes a building’s energy efficiency and long-term sustainability. By relying on a building site’s solar orientation and climate ...

Passive solar energy is based on one element, the sun. Once the sun’s radiation hits Earth’s surface, the rays can either be absorbed, reflected, and/or transmitted.

Main elements of passive solar architecture. Commonly accepted passive solar home design principles say that you should orient a house in a way that allows it to collect heat from the sun and then ...

Passive solar technology came into use when early builders noticed that dense building materials, such as stone and brick, remained warm for hours after being heated by the sun.

Building a passive solar home was only a little more expensive at the start, but she said it was well worth it. “It’s just my house now,” she said. “It’s just where I live.

Building a new passive solar home only adds up to 3% to 5% of the construction cost. In the United States, 1.4 million new homes are built every year, so there is always a large potential market ...

Passive solar design is nothing new — it has probably been around as long as people have been building houses — and it has nothing to do with solar panels. It’s all about creating a ...

In the U.S., passive solar heating is incorporated into building designs across the country, though it’s far more common in areas with heavy sun exposure, such as the Southwest and coastal regions.

Ventilated Trombe wall as a passive solar heating and cooling retrofitting approach; a low-tech design for off-grid settlements in semi-arid climates. Solar Energy , 2015; 122: 820 DOI: 10.1016/j ...

The solar experts are Dennis A. Andrejko, University at Buffalo professor of architecture and a registered architect with extensive experience in passive solar and sustainable design, particularly in ...

A passive solar house is typically designed from scratch factoring in several considerations to boost the structure’s ability to naturally keep the interior living spaces a comfortable air ...

A conference focusing on the opportunities, strategies and benefits of green building design -- with a special emphasis on the role of solar energy in buildings -- will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 ...