How Do You Find Passive Solar Home Designs?
The major difference between a passive solar and a conventional home is design. Solar homes take advantage of the sun. Some solar homes heat entirely by the sun and others provide only a portion of the heat by facing windows on the south. The design of windows, floors and walls collect, store, and distribute the solar energy in heat form in the winter and reject it in the summer. Determine if you want to look for an existing passive solar home or if you will want to build your own. Look for the land for a passive solar home if you intend to build. You may want to contact a real estate agent for assistance and look at property with “For sale by owner” signs out front. Make a list of what you are looking for in your new home such as, master bedroom on the first of second floor, number of bathrooms, type of garage and any extras you are looking for like a pantry, fireplace or office. Visit some of the passive solar h\ome galleries online to give you ideas on style. There are many differen
