http://www.8shadesofgreen.com/passive-solar/ Green. That's how we like our earth to be. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.8shadesofgreen.com/passive-solar/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Denise Thornton Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:22:39 +0000 http://www.domainsatellite.com/8shadesofgreen.com/passive-solar/#comment-13 These kits and info seem like a great step in the right direction. My husband and I are planning a very passive solar house which we expect to build in 2012. We are working with a green architect who was recently written up in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/garden/05tree.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Roald%20Gundersen&st=cse and we are taking the siting very seriously to maximize solar gain. But last week we realized that anyone facing big window toward the sun should also consider the position of the moon, which can vary quite a bit at times. Check out our post on how to make sure you maximize your lunar as well as solar energy at http://digginginthedriftless.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/passive-solar-meets-the-moon/ Sustainability is serious stuff, but I think there is a little room for whimsy. Denise These kits and info seem like a great step in the right direction.
My husband and I are planning a very passive solar house which we expect to build in 2012.
We are working with a green architect who was recently written up in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/garden/05tree.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Roald%20Gundersen&st=cse
and we are taking the siting very seriously to maximize solar gain.
But last week we realized that anyone facing big window toward the sun should also consider the position of the moon, which can vary quite a bit at times.
Check out our post on how to make sure you maximize your lunar as well as solar energy at
http://digginginthedriftless.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/passive-solar-meets-the-moon/
Sustainability is serious stuff, but I think there is a little room for whimsy.
Denise

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