Passive Solar Siding

Super insulated wall assembly in kit form.

Passive solar siding.

Funnily enough roof color has little effect on heat absorption. Log in or register. Dark colored homes absorb more heat from the sun thus increasing the amount of passive warmth transferred to the interior in winter. Low voc and net positive energy with formaldehyde free materials fsc certified lumber and solar electricity and hot water.

It wasn t cost effective for them to build a certified fully passive house the couple made decisions that would leave. But allowing a lower sun angle to provide essential passive solar heating in winter spring and autumn. Passive solar referes to design and material choices that capture and or deflect the sun s heat. To promote thermal comfort and energy conservation you reduce the need for fossil fuel burning mechanical heating cooling and ventilation systems.

Long time environmentalists the aamodts wanted their next home to be comprehensively green. Get builder news in your inbox every day. But the passive house standard was only the beginning of what made this project so unique. 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.

The porch like the house is built with pre. The exterior is clad in james hardie board cement siding and painted. The engineered wood siding has a 25 year warranty but it should protect the house for decades. The definition for a passive solar greenhouse is a greenhouse that doesn t need to be heated.

As an additional note light colored walls extend the life of siding especially on the sides that face the sun south east and west. Photo by gary aamodt. 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.

The engineered wood siding has a 25 year warranty but it should protect the house for decades. 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. See more ideas about solar house passive solar house design.