Tag Archive: Passive Solar
Passive Solar – What Does It Mean?
Do you want a house that is filled with natural light in the summer without overheating, and minimises your heating bills in winter? ……….If you do, then a passive solar house is what you need. Here are some of the…
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Glaring Fail
Here is a new town house development in Melbourne. Just a couple of ‘small’ problems Those huge master bedroom windows face west so they are going to get the summer sun all day from around 2.00pm until late in the…
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Shading Northern Windows
In Passive Solar I talked about shading North facing windows. This does not mean roller shutters or blinds that pull down over the window. Although they do keep out the sun you lose any views, and they make the rooms…
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