Recent innovations in green building have now made it possible for homeowners to enjoy greener options for home improvement. One of these sustainable solutions is passive solar home design, a technique that uses a home’s location, climate, and materials to minimize energy usage. This aims to reduce heating and cooling loads through renewable strategies, and then meets these loads with solar energy.
Premier contractor for quality windows and doors in New Jersey and New York Metro, Renewal by Andersen® shares how you can integrate passive solar design to your home with these factors:
1. Site Selection
You have to consider your home’s location when planning to incorporate this strategy to your home’s design. Make sure that the south portion of your home has unobstructed access to sunlight. Overgrown bushes and tree branches can block this access, so trim or remove these accordingly. This ensures that your home can acquire a significant amount of solar energy.
2. Window Orientation
The right placement of windows is a key, as well. Make passive solar design work without a hitch by having windows and other devices that collect solar energy face southwards by 30 degrees. Be sure to remove window treatments and other shades from 9am to 3pm every day. Cover these windows in the spring, fall, and winter season to prevent excessive heating energy from entering your home.
3. Energy-Efficient Materials
Passive solar home design is more effective when you have energy-efficient windows. With the right units, you can collect sufficient solar energy while still keeping a pleasant indoor environment without the high costs for energy. Renewal by Andersen of New Jersey — New York Metro can help you with this.
We offer a wide selection of New Jersey windows that can maximize the energy efficiency of your home. These use our exclusive Fibrex® material for sashes and frames, and our High-Performance™ Low-E4® glass with SmartSun™ technology that reduces heat radiation while providing ample natural light to spill into your home. You’ll enjoy considerable energy savings when you turn to us for your replacement windows.
Integrating the passive solar design approach to your living spaces leads to greener home. Learn more on how our windows can improve your home’s energy efficiency by calling us today at (866) 609-5033.
