What is "Passive Solar"?

Passive Solar Links

CEPHEUS:  new link — Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards – Austria 
National Home Plans Inc: Browse through home plans, many featuring energy-efficient "passive-solar design," Charles Koty, A.I.A. Order plans by phone, fax or mail. (added 4/06)
Passive Solar Guidelines:  outlines various design features employing convective currents to cool buildings. From the Sustainable Building Sourcebook.
Passive Solar House Design:  photographs, sketches, and explanations of a design for the local climate in northern Florida.  )
Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC):  The International Energy Agency’s SHC Programme is an international collaboration to advance active solar, passive solar and photovoltaic technologies and their application in buildings.
Svens Strohballenseite:  SB and passive solar designer Sven put up this German site to translate some of the better-known SB resources for his building community. He covers the basics of SB and takes his inspiration from David Eisenberg’s code work to include the development of German-European building standards and details. Danke Sven!
The History of Passive Solar:  John Perlin provides a historical summary 

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