Passive solar heating?

"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich) 11/02/2016 at 22:59 • Filed to: None

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Any of you guys seen this before - the Zen of Passive Solar Heating?

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I’m almost tempted to make a small scale model and measure how well it actually works. I don’t have a ton of south facing siding on the garage at the new house (Mrs. BaconSandwich and I bought a house - it has a garage!), but even if it could keep it a few degrees warmer in there in the winter, it could be worth it.

(Also, what have I missed in the past few months on Oppo?)

HammerheadFistpunch > BaconSandwich is tasty. 11/02/2016 at 23:04

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check this out, I can tell you from experience it works here wonderfully

https://greenpassivesolar.com/2010/04/zion-national-park-visitor-center/

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > BaconSandwich is tasty. 11/02/2016 at 23:08

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It’s called a trombe wall , and they’re quite common in the far north. I used them occasionally in school.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > HammerheadFistpunch 11/02/2016 at 23:12

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That building is just about the best case study for passive heating/cooling there is, one of my profs loved it.

HammerheadFistpunch > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/02/2016 at 23:16

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Im a big fan of it. Its nice looking too, way more comfy and homey feeling than many NP visitors centers.

HammerheadFistpunch > BaconSandwich is tasty. 11/02/2016 at 23:19

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Also this building (my uncles cabin next to ours)

is like a giant trombe wall. that entire south face is double pane glass and skylights that feeds into a large two story darkwood room with a slated floor, the entire structure is double envelope and it heats the solarium and convects throughout the entire house. Excess summer heat is vented out the top. It works pretty well but my aunts place blocks a lot of the sun now.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > HammerheadFistpunch 11/05/2016 at 00:54

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That’s super neat. I guess I didn’t see that building when I was there - we only stopped by briefly during an absolutely crazy road trip.