Passive Solar, definition of

Passive Solar

A shift in climate (e.g., temperature or precipitation) that occurs faster than the rate of change in the mechanism causing the change.

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    Buying a house can be one of the biggest financial decisions you will make, we provide some advice on how make it go more smoothly and how to ensure you find a property that is good for you and the environment.
  • Solar Power - the facts about setting up Solar Power
    Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.
  • Ecologically Sustainable Development, what it is and how you can do it
    Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) is defined and explained in detail in this article; and how it helps you to be more green and eco friendly.
  • What is R-Value, U-Value and how do they relate to insulation?
    How the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.
  • What is a Trombe Wall and how can you use one?
    Trombe Walls can provide free heating, cooling and ventilation. We explain how Trombe Walls work; how to build a Trombe Wall and how such a wall saves money by reducing energy usage.
  • Low Allergen Building Design
    Low allergen design is a whole building approach that aims to reduce and avoid all known allergens, and to minimize the conditions in which they occur. This article shows you how.
  • The importance of building orientation
    Building orientation to the Sun is important to reduce energy consumption, keeping comfortable and saving money. This article explains how best to get building orientation correct. Through a combination of benefits and opportunities the correct building orientation could save you thousands.
  • What is Passive Solar?
    Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.
  • Green Home Building and Ecology in Australia
    Info and sites that help with building a sustainable and green home in Australia and useful government agencies to be aware of. Also advice on dealing with architects and builders.
  • Keeping your home Cool in Summer or Warm in Winter for free!
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EcoWho blog posts where 'Passive Solar' used:
  • Carbon Tax does not work
    Carbon Tax has been shown in the US to be totally ineffective; we compare against the situation with Carbon Tax in Australia.
  • Passive Solar Design advice
    Passive Solar design can be applied to existing buildings as well as new buildings. We explain some useful techniques and give links to useful resources.
  • EarthCare Centre open day
    The EarthCare Centre in Western Sydney is having an open day on Sustainable House Day
  • Sustainable House and Home
    Sustainable housing, we look into what you need to do to make your house more green and sustainable.
  • Passive Solar
    Passive Solar is often banded around as a good thing to do to make your house more green; we look at it in more detail.
  • Bilderberg 2010
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  • Rain fall and rain harvesting calculator
    A new calculator that uses some publicly available rain fall data to help work out your monthly rain fall and hence collectible rain water.
  • Green Directory
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Online tools where 'Passive Solar' used:
  • Passive Solar Design Eaves Calculator
    Works out the ideal Eave depth for a given height of window and world location; so the Sun comes in in Winter but not Summer, maximizing the passive solar effect.

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A shift in climate (e.g., temperature or precipitation) that occurs faster than the rate of change in the mechanism causing the change.

EcoWho Articles where 'Passive Solar' used:
  • Low Allergen Building Design
    Low allergen design is a whole building approach that aims to reduce and avoid all known allergens, and to minimize the conditions in which they occur. This article shows you how.
  • The importance of building orientation
    Building orientation to the Sun is important to reduce energy consumption, keeping comfortable and saving money. This article explains how best to get building orientation correct. Through a combination of benefits and opportunities the correct building orientation could save you thousands.
  • What is Passive Solar?
    Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.
EcoWho blog posts where 'Passive Solar' used:
  • Passive Solar Design advice
    Passive Solar design can be applied to existing buildings as well as new buildings. We explain some useful techniques and give links to useful resources.
  • EarthCare Centre open day
    The EarthCare Centre in Western Sydney is having an open day on Sustainable House Day
Online tools where 'Passive Solar' used:
  • Passive Solar Design Eaves Calculator
    Works out the ideal Eave depth for a given height of window and world location; so the Sun comes in in Winter but not Summer, maximizing the passive solar effect.
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Passive Solar Energy

Passive Solar Energy is the energy captured by a building from the Sun and used to either heat or cool a building.


The heating is usually a direct mechanism, where as the cooling is done by using the Sun's energy to help displace heat within a building, for instance by 'sucking' air through a property using a roof ventilation system.

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Passive Solar Heating

A shift in climate (e.g., temperature or precipitation) that occurs faster than the rate of change in the mechanism causing the change.

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