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Title: Touring a French passive solar house
Post by: Paul Bonneau on December 01, 2014, 07:47:28 PM

Oui, oui!   :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9piTYk2Os (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9piTYk2Os)

Title: Re: Touring a French passive solar house
Post by: Old Ironsights on December 07, 2014, 01:20:10 AM

OK.  The subtext and humor is all very French, but...

We were building Passive Solar homes (and commercial/religious/government buildings) in Wyoming back in the early 80s...

An entire subdivision in Lander even.

But not enough people cared/wanted to buy them to make it viable.

I mean, who wants a house that will heat itself to 54deg with no grid/fossil fuel input when it's well below zero outside.  AND is designed to ventilate itself to 10 degrees below external ambient in the summer without fans.  Madness!  ::)

Title: Re: Touring a French passive solar house
Post by: Paul Bonneau on December 10, 2014, 10:51:16 AM

I suspect they will become more popular when SHTF...  ::)

Title: Re: Touring a French passive solar house
Post by: Cyclonesteve on December 12, 2014, 10:40:37 AM

Quote from: Paul Bonneau on December 10, 2014, 10:51:16 AM

I suspect they will become more popular when SHTF...  ::)

Yes, all this stuff is a "waste" until you need it.