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Solar house plans are totally inspired by the movements of sun. Sun is the most significant element of the universe because of which all the existing animals including man can envisage the things around them. The solar house plans provide you the carefully captured non polluting heat and magnificent light of sun.
Solar home plans save the heating bill because of its south facing sun room and other energy saving features. They offer wide range of energy efficient plans for home. Solar house plans are designed by well known architectures that are having the relative experience of many years. Solar houses are properly oriented to the sun and they require much less energy or power for heating as well as cooling.
General characteristics of passive solar house plans:
* It permits both design as well as constructional aspect
* Solar house plan orients home to take all possible advantage of site
* Advantage of clean, healthy, and free solar energy
* Proper design provides warmth in cold and cool in summer
* plentiful windows on south side typical
* operable widows to control the flow of heat gain
Solar house is not a modern day invention. Many centuries before, the Anasazi Indians of the southern Colorado had located a way to capture the useful light rays of sun in winter season. They used to construct their stone houses built against the south slope.The evidence is the solar dwelling which is still with us today.
During the summer season especially at the time of sunset the sun shines through different portholes onto the corner of the doorway to tower. The movement of these sunrays is noticeable before solstice, so they found time to plan for the ceremonies, like if the light becomes visible in their room in April, they predict that this time is to plant their first crop.
These houses are designed such as their focal point is a dramatic hexagonal core, crowned with the domed ceiling. Modern kitchen room and dinner table open to the cozy living room, equipped with a wood burning fireplace. The passive solar house plans is based on the building methods that are capitalize on the heat provided by sun and reduce the requirement fuels for heat and will indirectly help to achieve energy independence.
They are going to include many features to reduce the power needs. The floor plan is designed in such a way that it takes ccare of the ventilation and can capitalize on passive heating and cooling.An outdoor landscaping has a feature of cacti planters. In the process of designing these solar house plans they consider many different building materials along with the construction methods.
Solar house plans includes passive solar heating. There is no outer mechanical pumping system. Passive systems are generally low tech, low price and may be as simple as south facing window with the shade that is drawn in the evening to prevent heat loss or as complex as solar green house.
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