Indoor Air Filtration with Plants
As I’ve been learning about passive solar retrofits, I’ve also learned that when a home is better insulated, while it can make the energy systems more efficient, the quality of the indoor air can...
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Learning About Your Electricity Use – Kill A Watt
While it can be beneficial to cut down on electricity usage, it’s difficult knowing exactly how much electricity certain appliances use. I admit that it is easy to take for granted the different modern...
Passive Solar Site Design Planning
Southern facing windows do not allow the sun into the house, whereas in the winter, the sun reaches deep into the house.
The Winter and Summer Sun’s Path – Solstice Picture Gallery
Here are photos of the sun’s path in the sky on the winter (top) and summer (below) solstices.
Movement of the Sun
The Earth is rotating around the sun, however, as our planet spins and rotates around the sun, it appears to the inhabitants of Earth that the sun is moving across the sky. Thus, it is often referred to as the ‘movement of the sun’.