Solar House Plans

Solar powered homes are great for the environment and are safer than conventionally powered homes with less chance of fire. A solar house plan can either be active or passive. An active solar house uses the sun to run it. It will not rely on the power company for electricity at all, while a passive solar house is generally built from the onset to make the most use of the sun. For example, an adobe style house plan is passive since it uses mud bricks that absorb the sun’s heat during the day to help heat the home at night. The best solar house plan combines both active and passive technologies.