Quote:
Originally Posted by MN Renovator
Another note: I'm not going to do a summer cooling calc for you but PLEASE be sure you have proper overhangs or you are going to be living in an oven during the much of the spring, all summer, and a good chunk of fall with a cooling load well over what your heat load is.
|
^^^This!^^^
Passive solar design requires solar gain in the winter and
shading in the summer. I did a quick search for "calculate roof overhang passive solar" and here is a link that looks promising -
Sustainable By Design :: overhang design
FWIW,
Tim