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Understanding the difference passive house versus passive solar design

Discover the differences between Passive House and Passive Solar designs for creating eco-friendly and comfortable homes. Learn about airtightness, thermal mass, solar optimization, and more. Choose the perfect sustainable living solution for your dream home. 🏡🌞 #PassiveHouse #PassiveSolar #GreenLiving #EnergyEfficientHomes"

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an architectural diagram showing the components of a building

Transforming an industrial architecture into the training centre inspired by the principles of green economy and sustainable development.The “recycling” of an architecture will enable the creation of the first and most important school of ecology and sus...

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an image of a house in the middle of a circle with words around it that say summer, winter, and sun

Passive solar is harnessing the sun's energy to reduce the need for mechanical heating and cooling. It increases energy efficiency and comfort in the home by adding insulation and improved ventilation. In a passive solar house, the sun's heat is absorbed

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a house with the words solar passive designs on it and an image of a wooden deck

What does the term Solar Passive Design actually mean? Passive solar design refers to the use of the sun's energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in materials and air

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a large house with lots of windows in the front and back of it's walls

Given that today’s houses are better insulated and a lot more airtight than they used to be, Martin Holladay argues that passive-solar design no longer makes sense.

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Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

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Strategies for tropical architecture design infographic

Designing a house in the tropics, should always try to consider and respond to the climate. This design approach is becoming increasingly relevant because of climate change. When designing and building your home in a tropical climate, they are vital principles that you should consider. Strategies include site orientation, solar shading, passive ventilation, construction materials and roof design. These are all principles associated with tropical architecture.

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an image of a house with water and other things in the room around it that are labeled

UPDATE: See the Watershed home in all its glory at the 2011 Solar Decathlon. This home placed 1st in the Solar Decathlon, also winning the Architecture category along the way. The original review of the model follows below. - For the upcoming 2011 Solar Decathlon, the team from the University of Maryland, College Park, is striving

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the structure of a glass house is shown with its parts labeled on it, including water, sun, wind and snow

Keeping our homes warm or cool uses a lot of energy. We explore ways to make the most of sunlight with passive solar design

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The best site to get your passive solar house plans is The Plan Collection, which contains an entire host of home blueprints and straightforward pricing. Other sites include Sun Plans, Sunlight Homes, and Passive Design. Of course, hundreds of sites are out there for planning your perfect solar home, but today we’ll cover the best passive solar house plans sites I’ve found.

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an image of a house with different types of insulations and their corresponding components to it

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a net-zero house and a passive house? They’re both buzzwords in the green industry. But also appear in the mainstream news and the speeches of politicians. Gaining in popularity, it’s good to be aware of the differences. In some cases, it’s the smallest of details. But […]

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