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Maybe I am surprised because I grew up in New Mexico where the passive-solar style of construction has been the norm for ages.
Passive Aggressive: “Passive” Home Construction Comes to Seattle « PubliCola 2010
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Lundin himself eats mice and rats he traps at his off-the-grid passive-solar house in the wilderness, because “why waste free protein?”
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Lundin himself eats mice and rats he traps at his off-the-grid passive-solar house in the wilderness, because “why waste free protein?”
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The addition we're building in a few months will be passive-solar and will reduce the energy bill while doubling the floor space.
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We will construct a passive-solar house, meaning that we intend to capture the energy of the sun to heat and cool the structure.
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The passive-solar house is built of honey-colored native limestone and positioned to absorb winter sunlight, warming the interior walkways and walls of the 4,000-square-foot residence.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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The structures face due south -- to maximize passive-solar heat gain and natural light in winter -- and they're insulated with cellulose made from recycled newspaper.
You Are How You Live 2008
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The passive-solar house is built of honey-colored native limestone and positioned to absorb winter sunlight, warming the interior walkways and walls of the 4,000-square-foot residence.
Steve Anderson: $400 haircut vs. Bush's $$$$ suits and creepy 'ranch': Bush wins, thumbs down 2008
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The passive-solar house is built of honey-colored native limestone and positioned to absorb winter sunlight, warming the interior walkways and walls of the 4,000-square-foot residence.
But does it contribute to global warming? Ann Althouse 2007
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Used correctly, all three of these passive-solar design-options have comparable performance and will save 160 to 320 kWh of auxiliary heating energy per year per sq.m. of glazing surface.
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