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  2. Trombe wall - Wikipedia

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    The house is located along the northern boundary of the site to maximize the unshaded access to available sunlight. The two-story building has 600 square feet (56 m 2) of thermal storage wall which is constructed of concrete and painted with a selective black paint over a masonry sealer. Although the main heating is accomplished by radiation ...

  3. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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    Wall thicknesses should be similar to a thermal storage wall. If a water wall is used between the sunspace and living space, about 0.20 ft 2 of thermal mass wall surface per ft 2 of floor area being heated (0.2 m 2 per m 2 of floor area) is appropriate. In most climates, a ventilation system is required in summer months to prevent overheating.

  4. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The curtain wall itself, however, is not ordinarily required to have a rating. This causes a quandary as compartmentalization (fire protection) is typically based upon closed compartments to avoid fire and smoke migrations beyond each engaged compartment. A curtain wall by its very nature prevents the completion of the compartment (or envelope).

  5. Cary could allow more and bigger backyard cottages. What it ...

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    More Cary homeowners could be able to build a backyard cottage on their property if the town changes its rules. Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, can provide housing for family members or give ...

  6. List of house types - Wikipedia

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    Large garage on the front side and living space on the back end. A housebarn is a combined house and barn. Barndominium : a type of house that includes living space attached to either a workshop or a barn, typically for horses , or a large vehicle such as a recreational vehicle or a large recreational boat

  7. Double envelope house - Wikipedia

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    Lee Porter Butler's 1975 Double Envelope (Shell) design [1] received wide publicity after the U.S. solar energy tax credits were created in 1978. Versions were on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens and Popular Science [2] magazines. Butler was an artistic/ecological building designer, a self-proclaimed "Ekotect."

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