-
"Passive solar" means using windows or other materials in an energy-conscious way, not solar panels.
WSJ: Celebrity 'fractivists': True advocates or NIMBYs?
-
Why do we succumb to so many eco-fads, from grass-fed beef to locavorism to passive solar homes that leak heat like sieves?
FORBES: Debunking The Phony Beliefs Of The Modern Green Movement
-
The anceint Anasazi Indians in the desert SouthWest US used passive solar to heat and cool their cliff side dwellings 1, 000 years ago.
FORBES: Gassing Up: Why America's Future Job Growth Lies In Traditional Energy Industries
-
For the spy with a yen to be green, the house has low utility bills courtesy of a passive solar design, low-E windows and solar-generated water heater.
FORBES: Shhh...Spy-Worthy Homes for Sale
-
Redford spokeswoman Joyce Deep wrote in an email that he installed passive solar in his home in the mid-'70s, but she didn't know details about more recent installations.
WSJ: Celebrity 'fractivists': True advocates or NIMBYs?
-
The design allows for passive solar heating in the winter, has a metal roof for rainwater collection and uses an incinerating toilet to minimize water usage and avoid the need for sewage disposal, said Carrie Caverly, an architectural designer.
CNN: Tiny homes hit the big city
-
Passive solar heating and cooling.
FORBES: China Braces for Escalating Power Shortages
-
Nevada's first platinum-certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings stand proudly here, constructed of recycled materials and rammed-earth walls, with passive cooling, renewable heating, reclaimed water and solar-electricity panels, all harvesting clean energy.
BBC: Discover life in the Nevada desert
-
In practice that generally means dramatically reducing energy consumption through passive design measures and installing a small amount of on-site energy generation, often solar.
FORBES: Can Voluntary Sustainability Change the World?