Is there a simple way to figure out the details of a solar heated home?
I am looking for some basic guidelines to building a passive solar heated & cooled home.I understand about south facing windows but how much thermal mass do I need? Can I use underground pipes for cooling. What about auto-open greenhouse windows? Any details would be appreciated.
I am interested in Passive solar heating. not electrical heating. Thermal mass.
There's a great article in this issue of Home Power Magazine (HP136, April/May 2010) about designing a slab foundation with PEX tubing in it to evenly distribute the heat in a passive solar house. The other advantage to that is you could also integrate in solar water heating for additional heat source for the slab.
We sell a couple of books on Passive Solar Design, there's lot of great details in them. http://www.altestore.com/store/Books-Classes-Educational-Videos/General-Renewable/Passive-Solar-House-James-Kachadorian/p33/ and http://www.altestore.com/store/Books-Classes-Educational-Videos/General-Renewable/The-Solar-House-Dan-Chiras/p35/
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