CalPoly’s INhouse
For the 2015 Solar Decathlon Building Competition, Cal Poly State University designed and build the INhouse, integrating a few smart passive solar features. Some of the home’s features include: Clerestory windows to...
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Passive Solar Down Under, the Te Kauwhata House
The Solarei Architecture firm based in New Zealand, is building sleek, efficient passive solar homes that integrate natural ventilation to help cool and heat the building, while respecting the surrounding environment by building sustainably....
Passive Solar Living in Washington State
This house interacts with nature and the environment, including the sun, rain, earth and wind, in order to provide a truly self-sustaining and independent living environment.
Asheville Passive Solar Homes
This passive solar home was submitted by Brian Knight of Springtime Homes. It is an efficient, passive and active solar home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
New Technology Combined with the Traditional American Look, the Solar INHome
Purdue University designed and built a house, complete with clerestory windows, garage and a self-watering biowall.
The IN Home from Purdue University
UPDATE: See the lovely INHome built for the 2011 Solar Decathlon. It looked like the All-American home, with a garage and biowall. The following is a review of the model. The team from Purdue...
Zion National Park Visitor Center – Efficient and Passive Solar
The highlights of the building are the passive solar heating and cooling, a Trombe wall, an active solar photovoltaic array, natural ventilation with clerestory windows and innovative cooling towers.