How does passive solar heating work?
I am currently entertaining the idea of having an eco friendly home built in the future and want to know more about passive solar homes
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Passive solar heating is the concept of designing a home in order to passively collect free heat from the sun by orienting the home for maximum solar exposure to the south. A good place to start would be this page which leads you to our video guide on passive solar home design -
How to build passive solar homes - video guide
That video series follows the construction of our Edelweiss House demonstration home that was the first LEED V4 home in Canada. The home also meets Passive House standards, and gets about 50% of its heating requirements from the sun. You should find all you need to know in that building series, have a look through those pages and let us know if you have more questions.