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Solar Flowers at the Parachute Rest Area 21 Aug 2013 | 03:39 am
If you’re ever driving along I-70 in Colorado, you might see these spry solar flowers. These solar flowers have sprung up on Interstate – 70 outside of Parachute, Colorado. Located on a somewhat des...
How Passive Solar Keeps You Cool in the Summer 6 Jul 2013 | 02:33 am
The photo was taken in May, so some sun is entering the house, but does not on the summer solstice. The dog days of summer are upon us. It’s hot. Yet well-built passive solar houses are cool. When ...
The Summer Solstice! 22 Jun 2013 | 03:35 am
Today is the longest day of the year as the sun travels its highest and longest arc through the sky. The summer solstice is significant to passive solar building because these types of buildings are o...
Passive Solar Air Heater 17 Jun 2013 | 06:05 am
Using the naturally occurring laws of physics, a passive solar hot air heater uses the heat from the winter sun to heat indoor living spaces. Because the sun follows a similar, predictable pattern thr...
Growing Vegetables in a Cold Frame 15 Mar 2013 | 06:00 pm
Ever wished that you had a way to grow and enjoy fresh vegetables in the winter? A lot of people live in sunny areas that would allow the growing of food in the winter. In the high mountain areas ne...
Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti – Blending Architecture and Ecology 4 Mar 2013 | 07:44 am
I drove to Arcosanti in January, having heard about his blending of architecture and ecology into the new term of archology, finding form as a sustainable urban habitat in the desert. Arcosanti is ar...
Passive and Active Solar Retrofit on a Traditional Adobe 4 Feb 2013 | 03:54 am
In this lovely and innovative passive solar retrofit, an older adobe home became more efficient with the integration of both a south facing sun room and a south facing two-story Trombe wall. It is al...
How Passive Solar Keeps You Warm In Snowy Winters 4 Jan 2013 | 11:36 pm
Here’s a beautiful passive solar house that’s toasty warm in the cold, snowy winter. He has a gorgeous tile floor next to large southern facing windows. Beautiful! Take a look at his website. All the ...
The Best of the Solar Decathlon 1 Jan 2013 | 01:01 am
Innovation from fresh minds is encouraged and spurred when colleges and universities compete in the most challenging solar home design competition in the world, the Solar Decathlon. Spanning over tw...
Utilizing Urban Roof Space for Efficient Living 30 Dec 2012 | 03:03 am
The City College of New York contributed an innovative way to utilize the underrated, yet valuable space of NYC’s roof tops for its 2011 Solar Decathlon entry. The sleek, modular building was named t...
