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Originally Posted by speede5
I am playing with this and you have to factor in where the sun passes the windows through the day, we are adding a deck with an awning and we have to calculate the best size to let the sun in early and block it in the hot parts of the day. It's pretty cool stuff but hard to accomplish.
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I like the concept of having a big thermal mass to soak up the sun's energy to release at night. I've heard of gigantic fireplace hearths, insulated concrete slabs, and masonry walls on the interior to absorb energy.
www.greenbuildingtalk.com has a lot of info and some intelligent posters.