Comments on: Passive Solar Heating – Glass is all you need

By: ZeroEnergyDesign

ZeroEnergyDesign — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:10:49 +0000

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“Affordable, Low-Energy, Low-Income Housing” detailed design material on our ZED CD-ROM

By: ZeroEnergyDesign

ZeroEnergyDesign — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:30:07 +0000

Sure. The basic south-facing Salt Box has been built in New England since before 1645. See “Saltbox” in Wikipedia.

By: spystyle

spystyle — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:06:05 +0000

Are there any houses like this in new England?

By: 321ozzy

321ozzy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:16:36 +0000

Great and informative video.

If only more people got interested to stop those CO2 gasses to ruin the environment.

In Mexico there is a big shortage of water, however, if most people had a rainwatercollector to use rainwater to flush toilets – the shortage would disappear immediately.

I have a simple solar water heater that saves up to 50% of my gas use, another CO2 reducer.

Simple solutions to simple problems, the point is, people do not think about them.

Regards from Mexico

By: ZeroEnergyDesign

ZeroEnergyDesign — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:18:43 +0000

Skylights allow high sun in to create a solar furnace in the summer, while reflecting 47-degree lower sun in the winter. In stark contrast, wind-powered rooftop turbine vents exhaust hot air in the summer, and then have a positive-seal dampler that closes when the Thermal Buffer Zone cools down – VERY Different indeed.

By: ZeroEnergyDesign

ZeroEnergyDesign — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:13:31 +0000

Our pool is NOT “in the house” Its isolated in its solarium. Its typically only used an hour a day. The rest of the time its sealed with a cover that blocks evaporation. When the solarium temperature rises, fresh air comes in at the base of the ZED Thermal Buffer Zone through two 100′-long 6′-deep earth cool tubes. Hot air and humidity exhaust out the top through 3 turbine vents that total 7200 CFM. When the poolroom cools, the vents seal – Simple, easy, well-thought 1979 ZED solutions.

By: brewsterbud

brewsterbud — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:15:50 +0000

Keep the heat storage source separate and sealed – swimming pools in the house are nothing but trouble.

By: RMCrowley

RMCrowley — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:13:09 +0000

i meant the ones he has on top of the roof?
they are sort of like a skylight which he says are bad

By: copefarms

copefarms — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:27:21 +0000

I would venture to say 99% of al houses in the United States have roof vents. Have you ever been in the attic of a house? there is a ridge vent, the eaves are open vents, and there are sometimes peak vents on either end of the house.
You would never want to seal a house completely. Moisture buildup would cause the wood decking of most roofs to rot so you must allow venting. Its common building practices.

By: ducksaregreat15

ducksaregreat15 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:32:25 +0000

Smart design = savings and good living. I grew up in a solar passive home and loved it. Such simple technology is awesome.