<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This email address belongs to the U.S. Customs Division of the United States Federal Government. Under penalty by law, you must immediately unsubscribe this email address and cease and desist all further communication.</span></div><div><br>On Oct 23, 2016, at 10:30, Alan Abrams <<a href="mailto:alan@abramsdesignbuild.com">alan@abramsdesignbuild.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><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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