| The major decision regarding this entire deal of things | | | | and the shades can also be factors in deciding the |
| that we are going to describe is going to center on | | | | location of the sun space inside the house. |
| the question- do I want my home to run on solar | | | | The glazing is particularly important, as we have told |
| power or not. If you have answered the question in | | | | you. Given the best of cases the glazing will extract |
| the affirmative then we can proceed with our | | | | heat and every square feet of glazing can take at |
| remaining set of recommendations. Choose from the | | | | least enough heat to heat two square feet on the |
| array of solar strategies and decide how you want | | | | sun space. As a result the glazing on the south facing |
| your home to be 'solarised'? Your choice can be | | | | walls will be comprehensive and it need not be so for |
| guided by the quantities of solar power you would | | | | the east and west walls. An angular specification of |
| require to the money it will cost you to the nature of | | | | 60 degrees is required to let the glazing function |
| the solar plan you adopt keeping in mind the cost | | | | properly. Fixed glass is usually used for glazing. Burt |
| ruction and architecture of the house. A sun space is | | | | other constituent material is often cheaper. Windows |
| an additional requirement which is a patch of space | | | | if fixed certainly curtails the amount of heat lost |
| you need to find inside your house to receive | | | | especially if they have wooden frames. With a metal |
| sunlight. Not only does this space help reduce power | | | | frame you have to keep in mind to find the kind of |
| bills it also adds to the decor of the house. | | | | metal frame which allows for thermal absorbers |
| A sun space has to be constructed in a way in which | | | | between the inner and the outer sides. The best |
| it receives the heat and makes productive use of it. | | | | option would be windows with double insulation. |
| They are amenable to the design suited to any and | | | | The distribution of the heat absorbed by glazing can |
| every architecture. The sun space serves to satisfy | | | | be helped by the usage of fans. The vents could |
| from 10 to 50% percent of the heating requirements | | | | have small fans which let the heat distribute. This |
| of the house. The sun space is ruled by three chief | | | | makes use of convection currents. The usage of |
| considerations- the size, the glazing and the location | | | | things like pre cast concrete sub-floors with a core |
| of the sun space inside the house. | | | | which is used to absorb the heat makes the process |
| Specific solar units like sun spaces are now designed | | | | more energy efficient. Fans extract the heat from |
| on special software with which you can customize | | | | the concrete and let the remaining heat stay for later |
| your sun space. Once you have decided on the | | | | use. The underground rock bed system can be used |
| location you need to think of assize which is perfect | | | | for similar purposes. |
| for this space. You could have one which is very big | | | | Alternative energy sources if creatively established |
| but it might be so deeply located inside your house | | | | can do a world of good to your power bills and the |
| that the back wall doesn't get any sun heat. The | | | | environment and at the same time can make your |
| depth at which you want your sun space to be | | | | home an independent energy source. So go ahead |
| located inside the house depends on the height of | | | | and try them with a little knowledge about solar |
| the south facing windows and outlets and the nature | | | | energy for best results. |
| of roof glazing you have. The angle of the sun rays | | | | |