| | |  | ASHRAE | Home » » The Sun-Inspired House: House Designs Warmed and Brightened by the Sun | | | | | | | Description: | | The Sun Inspired House: Ideas and House Plans Using the Sun to Brighten and Warm Your Home is a unique combination of passive solar information and house plans designed to use the sun to maximum efficiency. The information is educational while the designs are inspirational. The elegant yet functional homes capture the non-polluting heat and wonderful light of the sun in a wide range of warm and welcoming styles. Blueprints are available for most of the designs. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780976731801
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Debra Rucker Coleman | | Paperback:
| 248 pages | | Publisher:
| Sun Plans | | Publication Date:
| December 06, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0976731800 | | Package Length:
| 10.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great Overview for Anyone Interested in Building a Passive Solar HomeMar 25, 2007
This book defines the basic components of a pasive solar home and provides guidelines for building a home with plenty of house plans as examples. It also lists lots of references for more technical information about both passive and active solar heating and cooling.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
passive home reviewMar 14, 2007
i like the book a lot. it has good beginning information, and good resources in the back.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Great book with wonderful ideas.Jan 30, 2007
I really like this book and their web site also. I am in a planning stage of building a house and at this time I think I will use the author to design my home when I am ready. They have many good ideas. Buy this book, it is a good one.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Great ResourceSep 24, 2006
Debra Rucker Coleman's book, The Sun Inspired House, showcases passive solar houses that are comfortable the year around, light filled, beautiful, healthy for the residents, and good for the environment. These houses cut energy bills in half and cost very little additional to build. Coleman inspires the reader to want to live in a passive solar house, and walks them through the process of making that happen. Her reviews of current books, design analysis software, and websites point the way to more detailed information on all aspects of the design and construction process.
With over 25 years experience working and living with passive and active solar systems, this is the book on passive solar design I recommend for prospective homeowners, architects, and homebuilders.
Daryl Bergquist, Earth Steward Solar Consulting, Blountsville, Alabama
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
A collection of home designs which blends floor plans and modification ideas with sun-inspired homes for all climatesMay 22, 2006
A 'sun-inspired' room is sunny, open, warm in winter and cool in summer, and integrates sustainable design principles with efficiency and useful design basics. And THE SUN-INSPIRED HOUSE illustrates a range of concepts related to the sun, using fifty house plans to demonstrate integrated concepts. This is a collection of home designs which blends floor plans and modification ideas with sun-inspired homes for all climates. Blends of design and construction information provide an architect's expertise under one cover. What it lacks in glossy color photos is more than made up for in practical application designs and insider information paired with homeowner testimonials that they actually work. A top pick.
Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch
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