Passive Solar Siding

Dark colored homes absorb more heat from the sun thus increasing the amount of passive warmth transferred to the interior in winter.

Passive solar siding.

The porch like the house is built with pre. The exterior is clad in james hardie board cement siding and painted. Passive solar referes to design and material choices that capture and or deflect the sun s heat. The proper insulation and glazing and adding ways to capture and hold onto solar energy will yield a passive solar greenhouse that doesn t cost too much more to build compared to a traditional greenhouse.

This is a traditional method used throughout the world to cost effectively increase comfort. As an additional note light colored walls extend the life of siding especially on the sides that face the sun south east and west. The engineered wood siding has a 25 year warranty but it should protect the house for decades. Low voc and net positive energy with formaldehyde free materials fsc certified lumber and solar electricity and hot water.

Funnily enough roof color has little effect on heat absorption. This is the solar heated floor slab on grade foundation form kit being assembled for this leed passive house ready prefab kit home see many more sustainable home building tips guide videos for leed zero energy passive house on the ecohome youtube channel here. May 27 2020 explore russell crosby s board passive solar house design on pinterest. The engineered wood siding has a 25 year warranty but it should protect the house for decades.

To promote thermal comfort and energy conservation you reduce the need for fossil fuel burning mechanical heating cooling and ventilation systems. The most common isolated gain passive solar home design is a sunspace that can be closed off from the house with doors windows and other operable openings. See more ideas about solar house passive solar house design. But the passive house standard was only the beginning of what made this project so unique.

Log in or register. Get builder news in your inbox every day. Photo by gary aamodt. But allowing a lower sun angle to provide essential passive solar heating in winter spring and autumn.

The key to this is to keep the heat in that is gained during the day and to keep the cold at night out. Long time environmentalists the aamodts wanted their next home to be comprehensively green. Super insulated wall assembly in kit form.