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Right - In cooler climates, landscape shading should focus on the east- and west-facing walls, while leaving the south side of the house clear for solar access in winter (well-sized roof overhangs could provide summer shading for the south-facing windows)

Right - In cooler climates, landscape shading should focus on the east- and west-facing walls, while leaving the south side of the house clear for solar access in winter (well-sized roof overhangs could provide summer shading for the south-facing windows)
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Right - The high-efficiency wood stove is located on an interior wall in this home to provide a secondary heating source in cold climates.

Right - The high-efficiency wood stove is located on an interior wall in this home to provide a secondary heating source in cold climates.
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Right - These interior solar screens help control glare and solar heat gain while maintaining view to the outside.

These interior solar screens help control glare and solar heat gain while maintaining view to the outside.
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Right - These retractable awnings provide shade to this outdoor living space and reduce heat gain and glare within the home.

These retractable awnings provide shad to this outdoor living space and reduce heat gain and glare within the home.
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Right - This builder preserved the trees around this new urban-infill home, providing excellent shading in the summer.

Right - This builder preserved the trees around this new urban-infill home, providing excellent shading in the summer.
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Right - This house has key features to block heat such as such as tree shading for the west wall and roof, minimized west-facing windows, and a porch roof, floor, and wing walls creating deep architectural overhangs and fins to shade south-facing windows

This house has key features to block heat such as such as tree shading for the west wall and roof, minimized west-facing windows, and a porch roof, floor, and wing walls creating deep architectural overhangs and fins to shade south-facing windows
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Right – Deep overhangs, pergolas, and covered entryways minimize heat gain in this commercial building in the hot-dry climate.

Right – Deep overhangs, pergolas, and covered entryways minimize heat gain in this commercial building in the hot-dry climate.
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Right – deeply inset entryways and overhangs provide shade to reduce solar heat entry to this building.

Right – deeply inset entryways and overhangs provide shade to reduce solar heat entry to this building.
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Right – Horizontal overhangs on this house block sunlight in the summer while allowing it in during winter

Right – Horizontal overhangs on this house block sunlight in the summer while allowing it in during winter
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Right – Strategically placed trees provide shade to the south-facing windows of this building.

Right – Strategically placed trees provide shade to the south-facing windows of this building.
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Right – the building on the right employs light-colored walls, deep tinting, and deeply recessed windows to minimize solar heat gain

Right – the building on the right employs light-colored walls, deep tinting, and deeply recessed windows to minimize solar heat gain
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Right – The canopy of this tree is high enough to allow views out the windows of this home while providing excellent shade to walls, windows, and roof.

Right – The canopy of this tree is high enough to allow views out the windows of this home while providing excellent shade to walls, windows, and roof.
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Right – The insulation has been located to the exterior of the thermal mass in this wall section

Right – The insulation has been located to the exterior of the thermal mass in this wall section
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Right – thermal mass walls, small windows, and recessed porch and trees on the south side of this southwest home help to minimize solar heat gain.

Right – thermal mass walls, small windows, and recessed porch and trees on the south side of this southwest home help to minimize solar heat gain.
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Right – this commercial building employs good techniques to resist solar heat gain: awnings and pergolas over windows, recessed windows and entryways, deep tinting on glass, and shade plants.

Right – this commercial building employs good techniques to resist solar heat gain: awnings and pergolas over windows, recessed windows and entryways, deep tinting on glass, and shade plants.
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Right – This home uses a light-colored exterior wall to reduce solar heat gain

Right – This home uses a light-colored exterior wall to reduce solar heat gain
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Right – This home uses a white roof and walls to reduce solar heat gain

Right – This home uses a white roof and walls to reduce solar heat gain
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Right – This home uses light tan stucco and white trim to reduce solar heat gain.

Right – This home uses light tan stucco and white trim to reduce solar heat gain.
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Right – This metal roof is being coated with a cool (high SRI) coating to reduce solar heat gain

Right – This metal roof is being coated with a cool (high SRI) coating to reduce solar heat gain
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Right – This model home for the Solar Decathlon competition incorporates vertical trellises and retractable exterior blinds to control solar heat gain.

Right – This model home for the Solar Decathlon competition incorporates vertical trellises and retractable exterior blinds to control solar heat gain.
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Right – This shrub has been pruned to allow views out the windows of this home while providing shade to walls, windows, and roof.

Right – This shrub has been pruned to allow views out the windows of this home while providing shade to walls, windows, and roof.
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Right – This tree shades walls, windows, roofs, and grounds for two adjacent homes.

Right – This tree shades walls, windows, roofs, and grounds for two adjacent homes.
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Right- Landscaping shades the entry on the south west corner of this hot dry climate building.

Right- Landscaping shades the entry on the south west corner of this hot dry climate building.
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Right: This house plan orients broad building surfaces away from the west and east, trees are used to shade the west and east, and large overhangs shade windows on the south wall

Right: This house plan orients broad building surfaces away from the west and east, trees are used to shade the west and east, and large overhangs shade windows on the south wall