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What are some good resources for people who are interested in incorporating passive solar into their house design?
 
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A clear internet search will overwhlem you
 
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http://www.knowledgepublications.com/solar_energy.htm

There are a couple of good books at the source above.  Namely:  "Solar Air Heating Systems" and "Moveable Insulation".  
 
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For do it yourselfers, the classic site is BuildItSolar,  passive heating designs, trobe walls, solar water heater designs, weather stripping, insulation too (as it relates to passively keeping warm)

https://www.builditsolar.com/index.htm   there are many options under projects here is the section for passive heating  https://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/Space_Heating.htm

The guy who started the site also has a section called the "half project" where he documents his efforts to cut his carbon footprint in half,  gatting to half was so easy he went further.  He has some charts that show the biggest bang for the buck etc...   https://www.builditsolar.com/References/Half/ProjectCharts.htm

 
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Shawn, last year I posted a video of the temperatures in different parts of our solar home when the temperature outside was 111°F / 44°C. I also included photos of some of the techniques I used when we built the house and how they affected the light and comfort inside. The link to that post is here : https://permies.com/t/90659/today-Southern-france
 
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