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Passive Solar

Passive solar space heating

Passive Solar Farmhouse

Passive solar farmhouse

So-called passive solar homes have large south or south-west facing windows (or north-facing if located in the southern hemisphere) that allow sunlight to heat up a room. The house’s insulation helps keep the heat in. There usually is a thermal mass involved in the form of a concrete slab which can hold the heat collected during the day and can give it off at night. This is called passive solar heating.