Passive solar, energy efficient home with a Trombe wall?

[billpeart]

What happens in the summer?

[LaksaMedan]

@billpeart

In the summer, sun is on the north side . with a judicious use of overhang . the south facing window will in the shade

google passive solar house

[RMCrowley]

awesome...

[hoysima]

Very good idea.

Really nice, but i think it's not a trombe wall.

About Celsius and Fahrenheit,

°C = (°F - 32)*(5/9)

There is another, not exactly but easier:

°C = °F/2 - 15

[chrisdjonestube]

I apologise but I am not familiar with the farenheit system, but where I live we can bet on the temperature getting to -40 degrees celsius annually... these things would certainly freeze and crack up in that kind of cold wouldn't they?

[trailkeeper]

Oil holds alot of heat, maby a bit more than water, maby clear mineral oil.

[chrisdjonestube]

Now will these windows still allow a thermal wall of say brick or stone to collect passive solar heat over the course of a day or would they block out/ absorb all of that heat for themselves?

[eebuilder]

Well I don't know about -30 but this week with lows around 0 and highs in the teens the house did not get below 42F with no other heat. Today with a night time low of 0 and a high of 18F the windows warmed the house from 42F this morning to 49F this afternoon. Tom

[kricotoy]

same question...?

on winter -25 or -40

in canada montreal

[meuhey]

these arent working in cold winter?