Whole-Building Design Strategies -

Passive Solar Design

Guide providing information on how cool roofing and wall cladding surfaces work, which climates can most benefit from them, and how to find and select cool roofing and wall cladding products.

Guide describing how to create a designated shelter-from-heat space in a home to help occupants successfully weather an extreme heat event.

Guide describing materials and methods for incorporating thermal mass into the construction of a home for temperature regulation, energy savings, and resistance to extreme heat and cold.

Guide describing ways to use landscaping to keep a home cooler.

Guide describing various ways of implementing passive and low-energy cooling techniques for a house.

Guide describing various methods of shading and solar control to reduce heat gain through windows.

Guide providing information on interior and exterior window attachments for shading, glare control, noise control, protection from high winds, privacy, and reduced heat loss in winter.