Comments on: Moving the living room… http://www.solardreamhouse.com/2007/11/04/moving-the-living-room/ Design and build a solar-efficient Australian dream house Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:20:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad http://www.solardreamhouse.com/2007/11/04/moving-the-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Brad Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:20:38 +0000 http://www.solardreamhouse.com/2007/11/04/moving-the-living-room/#comment-64 Thanks for posting the info on your design. I have a similar problem. My block has a wonderful view to the south so our living areas will be at that side of the house. We are looking at a large wall to the north of the house with a skillion roof heading down the south. At the top of the north wall we are planing clerestory windows that will allow the sun to hit the southern end of the the house in winter, but not in summer. Still, the difficulty is where to put the bedrooms and such. Some rooms need to be at the north and they will will block the sun getting to the south of the house. Thanks for posting the info on your design. I have a similar problem. My block has a wonderful view to the south so our living areas will be at that side of the house. We are looking at a large wall to the north of the house with a skillion roof heading down the south. At the top of the north wall we are planing clerestory windows that will allow the sun to hit the southern end of the the house in winter, but not in summer.

Still, the difficulty is where to put the bedrooms and such. Some rooms need to be at the north and they will will block the sun getting to the south of the house.

]]> By: Roger http://www.solardreamhouse.com/2007/11/04/moving-the-living-room/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Roger Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:02:44 +0000 http://www.solardreamhouse.com/2007/11/04/moving-the-living-room/#comment-61 Hi, Thanks for sharing your challenges and solutions. We have a similar challenge - southerly 270 degree views together with a sloping block that limits our ability to use concrete slab construction for thermal mass. Where are you up to now? Hi,
Thanks for sharing your challenges and solutions. We have a similar challenge – southerly 270 degree views together with a sloping block that limits our ability to use concrete slab construction for thermal mass.

Where are you up to now?

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