Do you want SHADE in summer at your COTTAGE?

Do you prefer the SUN to warm your FARM in WINTER?

Learn how to use SHADOWS!

Large sloping hood … looking up!

Install a large parasol, in the front of your farm or rural home that looks to the equator (South in the Northern Hemisphere, and Northward in the Hemisphere S). See previous post (I)

To get the entire facade in winter heated by the sun, look for the minimum angle of the sun at noon on the winter solstice. As explained in previous post (I) this angle is 90 – latitude of the place – 23 degrees. The schemes are based on an example in latitude 40 ° N or S.

No shadows in winter

If you have a hood with this inclination, in winter will be completely parallel to the sunlight low trajectory. It does not produce any shadow on the facade, heating in winter, in the middle of the day. A free thermal energy you can not miss.

Medium shade in spring and autumn equinoxes

As the sun begins to raise up, the hood shades the top of the facade and allows to illuminate the bottom. A commitment of sun and shade in medium spring temperatures.

Full shade in summer

At midday summer, sun visor gets completely shading the front, avoiding heated through solar radiation. There will be less heat inside the farm or rural housing. To get the full shading, the hood must be wide enough, which I will explain in the next post (and III) in this series.

Use the direct heat of the sun, or avoid it. It is a very economical to save on heating or cooling, especially if there is little money available and whether to bring this energy with renewable energy.

In the next post (and III) will conclude with some more practical solutions to the design of the hood.

Does your place in the field take all the sun and shadows? Do you see possible on your farm? Your views may be useful for other farmers.