Passive solar house plans

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

Every wonder what makes a house a Passive House?

Farmstead is a Certified Passive House designed by Boston-based ZeroEnergy Design. A blend of features were carefully balanced ...

Orient your house properly, include an adequate amount of south-facing glazing protected by roof overhangs, and include some interior thermal mass

Here are the plans for our passive solar house.

Greenhouse and House Prefab Kit! Specs: 2 sizes available: Vesta (960sqft), Vesta+ (1520sqft) house 12×40 attached greenhouse/mudroom Galvanized structural steel for greenhouse and house 4 exterior doors Vinyl windows for greenhouse & house Exhaust & circulation fan kit for greenhouse Pre-engineered insulated raft slab with radiant air heat (optional) Stamped structural drawings, construction drawings Pre-engineered for 65psf snow & 110 mph wind load

Passive Solar Heating | American Solar Energy Society

In the process of creating these house plans we considered many different building materials and construction methods. We came to the conclusion that despite their appeal, adobe and strawbale are simply not practical for our situation and we will build be building with cinder blocks. We've developed a series of small house plans that will meet our sustainability needs. These unique house plans are tailored specifically for off grid living and houes floor plans are designed to be passive…

Some advantages of passive houses include lower energy costs and design flexibility, airtightness, extreme comfort, HRV compliance, and constant dryness. But, on the other hand, they're also expensive to build and difficult to locate.

Passive solar home plans from HUD 91 Award Winning Solar Homes Book