Read more about solar house design. You must have an idea for a design before going about building or changing anything. Here is an article which might help get those creative juices flowing.

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As with everything else, there are varying opinions about the best way to approach a solar house design.  The two primary systems, although there are variations, are passive and active systems.  The central theme for both systems is to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and, at the same time, save on heating, cooling, and operational costs.

The passive home is designed to use as much of the heat and warmth of the sun in winter as is physically possible.  In the summer, it is designed to close out the sun as much as possible.  This is done passively, without the use of a great deal of mechanical help.