S.E.E. Expo - Designing A Passive Solar Home

A full day workshop on integrated design practices, building science and passive solar design basics for residential building. This is a good introduction to the broad issues necessary for those who might want to design, build or live in a Passive Solar Home.

Location: 2011 S.E.E. Expo, The Western N.C. Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, NC 28732
Date & Time: The date and time of this workshop to be announced (the S.E.E. Expo will be held August 20-22, 2010).

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Workshop Learning Objectives:

• Introduction to green design past, present, and future; including green building programs, such as LEED, GBI, and NC HealthyBuilt Homes; and topics such as biomimicry.
• Overview of integrated design concepts as they apply to green building practices, including project team assembly, project planning, commissioning, and interactive design. Introduction to the big issues and concepts that green homes need to address: land, water, energy, air, and resource use.
• Overview of building science concepts in residential green building; including designing the home as a whole, energy transfer, and climate effects.
• Overview of residential passive solar design including an understanding of
  • Solar positioning
  • Building orientation
  • Proper shading for climates in NC
  • Use of thermal mass
  • Selection of window size, placement, and properties
  • Additional solar cooling strategies.
• Guidelines for residential passive solar design strategies including suntempering and direct gain.
• Overview of incentives and the NC passive solar tax credits.