| For millions of years, humans have been using the sun | | | | deflect the sun for use. Many people building new |
| to stay alive. It has always been a constant source of | | | | homes choose to incorporate passive solar heating |
| heat through all the changes we've encountered. | | | | methods, while other individuals do it through simple |
| Unfortunately, in recent years, we have forgotten | | | | remodeling and conservation techniques in their existing |
| about how useful the sun can really be. If you are | | | | home. |
| interested in getting in touch with the sun's uses again, | | | | You can get in on active vs. passive solar heating. You |
| then you should look into solar heating. There are a | | | | might choose active solar heating. This is a great |
| couple of different ways to do this. Read on for | | | | option and the very best way to use the sun to power |
| information regarding active vs. passive solar heating. | | | | your life. But you don't have to use the obtrusive solar |
| Solar heating is becoming more popular. When you | | | | panels of yesterday. Today, solar panels are much |
| think of solar heating, you probably envision large | | | | more attractive. You often can't see them at all, since |
| space-like panels installed on the roofs of a few | | | | they are built on just like roof shingles. They may not |
| environmentally-obsessed friends. These people have | | | | stick out, but they still capture the sun and power your |
| been engaging in active solar heating. Active vs. | | | | home just as well. |
| passive solar heating usually refers to the use of | | | | When it comes to active vs. passive solar heating, you |
| specialized equipment. When you engage in active | | | | may be more interested in passive solar uses. This is |
| solar heating, you capture the sun's rays and then | | | | also a great way to save energy and maximize your |
| convert them into energy for use around the home. | | | | utilization of the sun. This is done by using windows, |
| In active vs. passive solar heating, the word passive is | | | | roofing and other things to maximize the sun's power. |
| not what it means in other contexts. It just means that | | | | Well-positioned windows mean more light gets in, and |
| the use of special solar converting equipment is not | | | | less using of lights and heating is needed. Buildings with |
| present. When someone is exercising passive solar | | | | rectangular floor plans can maximize the use of |
| heating, you usually can't tell at all. It is mainly the | | | | east-west sun positions. And different practices in |
| practice of using windows, walls, trees, building | | | | different seasons ensure more efficient heating and |
| placement and other simple techniques to capture or | | | | cooling when it's really needed. |