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Originally Posted by jenchris
We seem to produce waste at prodigious levels.
Water heaters that don't connect to the waste heat from an ac plant.
Vertical walls facing the sun that could be moderated by a shield that produced either electricity or hot water. Why do solar cells sit on roofs?
For a small drop in effectiveness you increase overall efficiency. Make the cells into louvres that cover the West wall and East wall of the home.
Place black.pipe on a wall that faces the sun and heat your domestic water.
I made a frame a few years ago that had black pvc pipe in it backed with sizalation and faced with Lexan.
It cost about 200 dollars and produced 7kw of heating ALL DAY
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It blows me away that new houses claim to have a 6 star energy rating, without something as basic as eaves on the northern side.
I recently had the eaves extended on my living room, and it is far more effective than air con.