Roof Overhang Passive Solar Design

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Roof overhang passive solar design.

Because the sun travels different paths across the sky in the winter low and summer high time an overhang can be constructed to utilize and manipulate the heat energy. You can use the free software sketchup to draw the house and it will draw sun shadows for any date time at your location. 18 24 is a good rule of thumb i use 24 w a energy heel. Here s a link to a free web based tool to help you size roof overhangs on a passive solar building.

Of course we don t want to solar shade either unless intentionally. Borst passive solar roof overhang design calculator. I also urge you to read this article. Roof overhangs passive solar.

24 dec 2012 02 45 pm. This is a new overhang analysis tool providing visual feedback of the overhang shade at the selected date time as well as an annual performance chart. An overhang or some sort of solar control or solar shading is a crucial element in passive solar design because it blocks the sun s heat energy when it is not desired. Ben we don t design overhangs primarily for passive solar these days old design rules no longer apply.

Jonr senior member posts 5341. Explanation of the role of roof overhangs to control solar gain examples of types of roof overhang in northern southern climates solar design handbook questions and answers about using roof overhangs roof overhang angle width height specifications for passive solar heating or cooling questions answers about the use of roof overhangs shading to control. Cost effective passive solar design. There is simulation software like sam to do this.