Comments on: Passive Solar Heating – Glass is all you need

By: 321ozzy

321ozzy — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

Great and …
Great and informative video.

If only more people got interested to stop those CO2 gasses to ruin the environment.

In Mexico there is a big shortage of water, however, if most people had a rainwatercollector to use rainwater to flush toilets – the shortage would disappear immediately.

I have a simple solar water heater that saves up to 50% of my gas use, another CO2 reducer.

Simple solutions to simple problems, the point is, people do not think about them.

Regards from Mexico

By: ZeroEnergyDesign

ZeroEnergyDesign — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

Skylights allow …
Skylights allow high sun in to create a solar furnace in the summer, while reflecting 47-degree lower sun in the winter. In stark contrast, wind-powered rooftop turbine vents exhaust hot air in the summer, and then have a positive-seal dampler that closes when the Thermal Buffer Zone cools down – VERY Different indeed.

By: ZeroEnergyDesign

ZeroEnergyDesign — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

Our pool is NOT “in …
Our pool is NOT “in the house” Its isolated in its solarium. Its typically only used an hour a day. The rest of the time its sealed with a cover that blocks evaporation. When the solarium temperature rises, fresh air comes in at the base of the ZED Thermal Buffer Zone through two 100′-long 6′-deep earth cool tubes. Hot air and humidity exhaust out the top through 3 turbine vents that total 7200 CFM. When the poolroom cools, the vents seal – Simple, easy, well-thought 1979 ZED solutions.

By: brewsterbud

brewsterbud — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

Keep the heat …
Keep the heat storage source separate and sealed – swimming pools in the house are nothing but trouble.

By: RMCrowley

RMCrowley — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

i meant the ones he …
i meant the ones he has on top of the roof?
they are sort of like a skylight which he says are bad

By: copefarms

copefarms — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

I would venture to …
I would venture to say 99% of al houses in the United States have roof vents. Have you ever been in the attic of a house? there is a ridge vent, the eaves are open vents, and there are sometimes peak vents on either end of the house.
You would never want to seal a house completely. Moisture buildup would cause the wood decking of most roofs to rot so you must allow venting. Its common building practices.

By: ducksaregreat15

ducksaregreat15 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

Smart design = …
Smart design = savings and good living. I grew up in a solar passive home and loved it. Such simple technology is awesome.

By: chrissept21

chrissept21 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

the sun is going to …
the sun is going to be angled to shine into the window more then it in going to be strait up and down

By: chrissept21

chrissept21 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

imma build my house …
imma build my house with this stuff

big south windows
small south widows

pine trees in the north
maple type trees in the front (doesnt heat in in the summer but does in the winter)

thermal mass in the basement

all that stuff
its gunna be great

By: RMCrowley

RMCrowley — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:06 +0000

roof vents sound …
roof vents sound like a problem in the winter.. how do you seal such a thing???