The great room of the Myers home is designed to let in plenty of sun in the winter, while blocking it in the summer. Plan a comfortable, energy-efficient home that saves you money on heating and ...

Heating water is one of the most energy-consuming and costly household tasks. According to the Department of Energy, it makes up roughly 18% of a standard home's monthly energy budget. And if you use ...

Solar water heaters can be more cost effective than solar electric. Despite their lower cost%2C solar water heaters are declining in popularity. Utility rebates for water heating are likely to end ...

Learn how to make solar water heater panels by building this thermosiphon outdoor shower system that can even water your greenhouse. A few years back, a friend donated a Sunvelope solar hot water ...

9. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Maeng Il Nam, Greenhouse Worker: “In our solar powered greenhouse, we are cultivating not only green vegetables but also fruit, using solar energy to provide the necessary ...

Decades before the term “carbon footprint” came into vogue, MIT held a symposium titled “Space Heating with Solar Energy.” here comes the sun: Maria Telkes and Eleanor Raymond confer at the Dover ...

Some 30 years ago, Paul and Elena Westbrook considered the earth’s rotations around the sun to make a big life choice: where to build a home. Tracking where the solar noon would land on their property ...

Built for minimal maintenance, the 168-square-meter Bush Home was constructed with prefab steel frames and clad in zincalume steel and large windows. The galvanized steel framing, which is also used ...