Passive Solar Design Gets Aggressive
As we discover new ways to use natural light to meet our heating and illumination needs, designs for passive solar homes are becoming more robust and creative. Read more →
SEWR, Using Solar Design to Purify Water
Modular glass blocks, configured to capture, refocus and intensify sunlight, form the sheathing for the exterior surface of a building and purify greywater. Read more →
Your Passive Solar Home In Telluride
A compound with two luxury homes utilitzing "everything known about passive solar design"--boasting sweeping view mountain views--is on the market for $1.5 M. Read more →
Passive Solar Dome House A Smart Design
The Pearl dome house features a reflective steel roof and bay windows for year-round passive heating and cooling, along with adjustable solar panels. Read more →
Ground Source Heat Pump Greens Chile Building
A new office building in Santiago makes use of passive solar orientation, a wood facade, and a groundwater heat pump; it is expected to gain LEED Gold. Read more →
Brittanny Green Groundhouse Up For Sale
The Brittany Groundhouse, chosen as one of the UK's top five Grand Designs of the past ten years, is now up for sale or rent in France. Read more →
French School Design Shoots For Net Zero Energy Usage
A new zero energy public school in the Saint-Ouen, France, that makes use of passive solar orientation and photovoltaic panels is expected to begin construction this year. Read more →
