<div dir="ltr">first impressions here, but if it were my house, I'd forego the Trombe wall--a level of complexity and expense that might not reward you with savings, compared to say, some clerestory windows with tuned overhangs. And I wouldn't be afraid of north facing glazing, which will collect measurable gain from scatter radiation, and provide reasonable winter comfort if 3x glazed, with tuned coatings and inert gases.<div><br></div><div>this arrangement could have the corollary benefit of passive cross ventilation in summer, with low operable openings on the north side, and operable clerestories on the south. </div><div><br></div><div>--aa</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)">Alan Abrams, CPBD, AIBD</span></font><b style="color:rgb(102,0,0)"><br></b><i><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Associate Designer <a href="http://www.heliconworksarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Helicon Works Architects</a></span></i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Certified Passive House Consultant <a href="http://www.phius.org/home-page" target="_blank">PHIUS</a></span></i><br></div><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Certified Professional Building Designer, <a href="http://aibd.org/" target="_blank">American Institute of Building Design</a> </span></i><font size="2"><i><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><i><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">President, <a href="http://ncbdc.com/" target="_blank">National Council of Building Designer Certification</a><br></span></i></font><div><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" size="1"><font size="2">cell </font></font><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" size="1"><font size="2">202-437-8583</font></font><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" size="1"><font size="2"><br>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Lynelle Hamilton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lynelle@lahamilton.com" target="_blank">lynelle@lahamilton.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">Hello All,</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">I've found very little
on this. I have a NW facing lot, where the NW is the only
decent view (on water). The south overlooks the septic, a road
and low, wet land. <br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">I want to maximize
winter heat gain, minimize winter heat loss and minimize
overheating in the summer. I don't want to minimize the NW
water view, and do want to take advantage of the significant
breeze that goes NW-SE in the summer. Given the lot, this is a
challenge...<br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">I am thinking pf building
a sunroom on the NW side that would be separated by large
doors from the rest of the area in the winter, as well as installing
a Trombe wall in the south face of the house, but have no idea
if this is a good approach.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">Has anyone had any
experience with such a siting and if so, any advice? I've spoken
with two local designers (south lake Simcoe area), but neither
has any idea of sustainable deisign.<br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">Many thanks!</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Gill Sans MT">Lynelle<br>
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