Blogs about: Passive Solar
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Mini Solar Greenhouse Sketch
Here is a sketch of a mini-greenhouse. It is not exactly to scale, it’s more of an idea of how one would work (Click for full size): How it works… Uses water filled, black painted milk j… more →
No Hassles
i love a square...the first new (old) window is in
tanjahollander wrote 3 weeks ago: So, my very first window is in (thanks Chicky and Paul) and I am elated. I spent an ungodly amount … more →
Great Ideas Done Badly - Passive Solar on the Wrong Site
efficienthomes wrote 2 months ago: I heard about a new house being built in a northern US city that was going to be fully passive solar … more →
AGS Case Study: The Genzyme Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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pathartman wrote 4 months ago: Genzyme Corporation’s corporate HQ, part of the Kendall Square Redevelopment Project, was cho … more →
Annualized Geo-Solar Design
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chelseaphoto wrote 5 months ago: Passive solar heating is one of the most efficient uses of the sun’s energy possible. Once the … more →
Heating
chelseaphoto wrote 6 months ago: How to heat? We want something environmentally friendly yet also inexpensive, low maintenance and ac … more →
The lot is mine... but comes with a few surprises
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nicolec wrote 6 months ago: I finally closed on the lot on Tuesday. Once of the interesting (and disturbing) things about clos … more →
Crescendo Design Residential Portfolio
crescendodesign wrote 6 months ago: There are lots of new projects and images to add, but I uploaded our 206 portfolio to flickr. … more →
LAUNCH: Springboard Homes: Predesigned, Affordable, Green Home Plans! Reposted from August 2006
crescendodesign wrote 6 months ago: We have officially launched our Springboard Homes page, which sells predesigned green home plans at … more →
Green Architecture
oneddawes wrote 7 months ago: You don’t have to pick straw out of your hair to live in an environmentally friendly house. … more →
Choosing a house plan
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nicolec wrote 7 months ago: I think every person who decides to build a home must go through this: how on earth do you pick a ho … more →
Chicken update
redforkhippie wrote 7 months ago: I took temperature readings inside and outside our passive-solar henhouse on New Year’s Day. A … more →
Tip of the week: Passive solar henhouse
redforkhippie wrote 7 months ago: As I think we’ve mentioned before, we keep a half-dozen backyard hens here at the House of th … more →
Earth Heating Tubes
Jerry Milo Johnson wrote 8 months ago: One of my goals for this house is to use as much renewable energy as possible. Earth tubes, or earth … more →
Mini Solar Greenhouse Sketch
WhoreChurch wrote 10 months ago: Here is a sketch of a mini-greenhouse. It is not exactly to scale, it’s more of an idea of ho … more →
Mini Solar Greenhouse Sketch
WhoreChurch wrote 10 months ago: Here is a sketch of a mini-greenhouse. It is not exactly to scale, it’s more of an idea of ho … more →
The All-Year-Round Atrium
condocontessa wrote 10 months ago: With the push of a button you can bring your atrium indoors, keeping the rain out and the heat in wi … more →
Tiny House Floor Plan - 909 sq ft @ $23/sq ft finished
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WhoreChurch wrote 1 year ago: OK, I drew up a plan for the main floor of the tiny house. This would be “livable,” but … more →
High Solar Gain Windows with Loss Prevention
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WhoreChurch wrote 1 year ago: Here is a window/Shutter design I came up with last week (Click for Full Size): Here’s how it … more →
Sun angle and overhang design
andrewnetherton wrote 1 year ago: My current home is a mid-row townhouse that unhelpfully faces East-West. This means we get some sun … more →
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