Rancho Del Verde
Rancho Del Verde is a passive solar home in Chelan Washington. The living space floor is a polished concrete slab that is designed to absorb solar energy during the day and radiate that heat throughout the house. We calculated the eaves to shade the glass living space wall during the summer months while allowing the low winter sun angles to shine directly on the slab. The Upper clerestory windows not only bring diffused light into the back of the house, but are designed to gather hot air in the summer, then create a suction when opened to passively cool the house. The house is in the finish stages of construction and will soon be occupied.
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