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Solar Architecture - Passive Cooling [ USA ]
The term solar architecture refers to an approach to building design that is sensitive to Nature and takes advantage of climatic conditions to achieve human comfort rather than depending on artificial energy that is both costly and environmentally damaging.
http://mhathwar.tripod.com/thesis/solar/solar_architecture.htm
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OM Solar [ Sausalito , California , USA ]
The OM Solar system is based on a fundamental objective: to create homes and buildings that respond flexibly to exterior environmental conditions so as to optimize the use of available solar energy and other climatic patterns for indoor heating and cooling, ventilation, dehumidification and hot water supply.
http://www.omsolar.com
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Sunspace Basics - EREN DOE [ Washington DC , USA ]
Anyone who lives in a home with a sunspace will tell you that the sunspace is the most enjoyable room in the house. Many times the homeowner's only
http://www.eren.doe.gov/erec/factsheets/sunspace.html
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