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	<title>Residential Solar Power Blog &#187; Passive Solar</title>
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		<title>Swedish Designer Aims for Affordable Passive Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[net-zero homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passive homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swedish architect Anders Holmberg hopes to design a passive solar home for all. In Stockholm, Sweden, he hopes to find his answer. There, Holmberg has designed four highly insulated passive homes that are a testament to simplicity, style and small footprint.
For starters, the homes are constructed from styrofoam blocks lined on either side with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Labyrinth to Heat and Cool NREL Facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Passive Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[examples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nrel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passive]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solar labyrinth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Passive solar heating is taking on labyrinthine proportions in order to save money and energy at NREL&#8217;s upcoming Research Support Facilities (RSF) in Colorado. The new, ultra energy efficient office building will consist of two lengthy wings, connected in the center by a lobby and conference area, each resting directly above a dark labyrinth. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best in Passive Solar Materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Passive Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct gain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[going solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indirect gain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[isolated gain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trombe wall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the five elements of passive solar design, two deal primarily with materials. These are the absorber and thermal mass and are often two characteristics of the same material. The absorber represents the surface of the material (e.g., masonry wall, water wall, floor, etc.). The thermal mass retains or stores the heat from sunlight. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Passive Solar Fish Tank</title>
		<link>http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/passive-solar/the-passive-solar-fish-tank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Passive Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[considerations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fish tank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[installer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south-facing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water wall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to integrate solar energy into your home design, from south-facing windows to skylights to Trombe walls. Incorporating your marine pets is just another option, albeit one you may find a little strange. The basic design, that is, a water wall, is nothing new. Water walls themselves provide quick and efficient heat [...]]]></description>
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