Passive Solar Home Designs from Suncatcher Solar Systems

Suncatcher Solar Systems provides passive solar home designs to make homes more environmentally friendly. The passive solar home uses sunlight and natural heat for its heating requirements. This concept keeps the home cool in summers and warm in winters. Passive solar design utilizes sunlight as a source of heat and light as it enters through the windows.

Passive solar home design is a cost-effective method for home heating. Homes can be designed with windows that face the south to increase the amount of solar energy received in winters. With appropriate overhangs, unnecessary solar gain can be reduced in summers. When the south window area of the home is large in comparison to the floor area, a stone wall or concrete floor can be utilized to grasp heat during the day and release the heat out during the night.

Passive solar home designs from Suncatcher Solar Systems are available in ready to build plans and custom home designs. Passive solar home design techniques include passive cooling, passive solar heating and natural day lighting to minimize energy needs for cooling in summer, heating in winter and illuminating artificial lights. There are five processes involved in creating a custom home design, namely, information review and consulting, design sketches, preliminary CAD design, Final CAD design and construction phase.