| | |  | Solar Power | 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. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Debra Rucker Coleman | | Paperback:
| 248 pages | | Publisher:
| Sun Plans | | Publication Date:
| December 06, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0976731800 | | Product Length:
| 10.94 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.78 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.58 pounds | | 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 9 reviews |
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24 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 In this day and age of expensive fuels, passive solar is the way to go!Nov 11, 2005
By Kitty Werner
"katinvermont"
Coleman's book is a wealth of information on using the free power of the sun to heat and cool a home. This is practical information, tried and true, not weird machinations, to achieve environmentally-friendly, truly energy-efficient, eminently livable homes. The book is packed with essential information on actual house design, plus Sun Plans house designs using the technology, resources to find more information, information on the science and history behind the use of passive solar, as well as actual case histories of families living in passive solar homes designed by Coleman.
These homes have been built all over North America--from the wet Northwest, to the snowy Northeast, in between, and all over the South. As Coleman says, a passive solar home has to be designed for the particular locale to take full advantage of the sun's benefits.
My husband and I are so impressed with the practicality of Coleman's designs that we are building one of her homes ourselves.
10 of 10 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
By Midwest Book Review
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
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Sun-inspired House: house designs warmed and brightened by the SunMar 09, 2006
By Susan E. Sutch
My personal interest is in building a new home within the next 2 years. A home that is more friendly to the environment--that is smaller, and utilizing the sun in my home design. The information alone in this book is invaluable and the designs by the architect are amazing. What an awesome utilization of space and design she has created!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great ResourceSep 24, 2006
By Daryl Bergquist
"Earth Steward Solar Consulting"
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
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great Overview for Anyone Interested in Building a Passive Solar HomeMar 25, 2007
By DHC
"River Rat"
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.
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