[Greenbuilding] Advice on siting a home when the view is to the north

[Norbert Senf]

I am fascinated by this guy's solar panels:
http://www.iedu.com/Solar/Panels/index.html

On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Lynelle Hamilton <lynelle at lahamilton.com>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> 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.
>
> 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...
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Lynelle
>
>
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Norbert Senf
Masonry Stove Builders
25 Brouse Road, RR 5
Shawville Québec J0X 2Y0
819.647.5092
www.heatkit.com
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