Passive design

Designing a house in the tropics should respond to the climate. With climate change, designing a house to be more responsive, is essential.

Using natural circumstances to lessen the need for artificial or mechanical climate control is known as passive design Strategies. This means making the most of natural components by optimizing a building's layout, materials, openings, and orientation, which will ultimately improve environmental comfort. When these techniques are widely used, individual buildings become more ecologically friendly and their overall energy usage is drastically decreased.

Passive Heating Techniques - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt / .pptx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. Passive solar design uses sunlight to heat buildings without mechanical devices. There are three main approaches: direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain. Direct gain involves south-facing windows and thermal mass to store heat. Indirect gain uses elements like Trombe walls between windows and living spaces to absorb and transfer…

Completed in 2017 in Xuân Quan, Vietnam. Images by Hiroyuki Oki. Located in a recently developed area at about 30 minutes driving from Hanoi (Vietnam), the Japanese nursing university created a learning environment...

Check out Part 1 of a 3-part blog series... #CherieGoff breaks sustainable design into three steps. The first covers reducing energy use through Passive Heating and Cooling, the second covers options with Mechanical Systems, and the third covers Indoor Air Quality, Water Efficiency and Sustainable Materials. #sustainable #passiveheatingandcooling

Harness the power of the sun with passive solar design for sustainable and eco-friendly buildings in any climate. Learn the fundamentals now!

Passive Solar Heating | American Solar Energy Society

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Passivhaus (Passive House) Design Proposal. Architecture Diagram