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Understanding the difference passive house versus passive solar design

Discover the differences between Passive House and Passive Solar designs for creating eco-friendly and comfortable homes. Learn about airtightness, thermal mass, solar optimization, and more. Choose the perfect sustainable living solution for your dream home. 🏡🌞 #PassiveHouse #PassiveSolar #GreenLiving #EnergyEfficientHomes"

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a house with the words solar passive designs on it and an image of a wooden deck

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

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the top passive solar house plans sites with text overlay that reads, 7 top passive solar house plans sites

The best site to get your passive solar house plans is The Plan Collection, which contains an entire host of home blueprints and straightforward pricing. Other sites include Sun Plans, Sunlight Homes, and Passive Design. Of course, hundreds of sites are out there for planning your perfect solar home, but today we’ll cover the best passive solar house plans sites I’ve found.

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the diagram shows how much light is needed to enter the house from inside and out

As part of any passive solar home design, the choice and design of windows and overhangs is important. You want your house to admit as much heat and light as possible in the cold season, but not overheat during summer. And you also want them to help protect your home from the cold in the winter.

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two young boys climbing up and down the stairs to their new home on a wooden deck

Explore this energy efficient passive solar home in regional Western Australia. Discover innovative and sustainable design solutions by Coveney Browne Architects for high end living in a rural environment.

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the walkway is lined with wooden doors and windows, along with potted plants on either side

I’ve been intrigued with alternative building methods ever since seeing the first container home featured in Dwell magazine. Combine that with seven years of living near the Port of Los Angeles, where I used to

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a living room filled with furniture and a fire place next to a wooden ladder on the wall

In any temperate climate, you can reduce or even eliminate the energy needed to heat and cool your home by careful siting and design. Passive solar homes work best when built from a combination of high-mass materials such as cob or stone and insulating materials like straw bale or straw clay. You also need to […]

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a diagram showing the different parts of a house that are in various stages of construction

Portfolio of featured ecological design projects by the Regenerative Design Group - residential, public & institutional, agricultural.

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