Passive Solar Construction Methods: Lessons Learned from the Experimental Solar House
Abstract
The discipline of Solar Architecture, which has been gaining popularity and momentum in geometric rates, is unique in its direct and immediate connection to the characteristics of its designated site. Although most architectural forms gain validity via their site-specificity, none does more so than Solar Architecture. Site characteristics range from geomorphology, local energy resources and potential, micro- and macro-climatic conditions as well as a breadth of social parameters.