Heating can be a cost of your home that cannot be avoided during the winter months. You may also not want to replace the current system. Instead, you may want to look for ways to make your home more efficient by doing things like incorporating passive heating or stopping energy leaks. Here are some of the passive energy design projects that you may want to consider to reduce heating costs and make your home more efficient:

1. Sunrooms On South Walls To Improve Greenhouse Effect In Winter

The greenhouse effect is one of the simplest ways to heat your home. This allows heat to enter your home through windows where it does not escape and increases in intensity. To improve the greenhouse effect in your home, having window spaces like greenhouses can help. This is most effective on south-facing walls that get the most sunlight during the day.

2. Installing Larger Windows In The Southern Area Of Your Home For More Light And Heat

Larger windows are another improvement that you may want to consider to allow more heat and sunlight into your home. This can be in areas on southern walls of your home. You may also want to consider doing this in areas that get partial sunlight, but not enough to heat your home, such as a side window that gets too much shade during prime sunlight hours.

3. Garden Window Improvements To Give Your Home Nooks And More Passive Heating

Getting sunlight directly in your home can be a great way to help improve passive heating. This can easily be done with the addition of garden windows to your home, which you may want to add to areas like a kitchen. Since these windows have glass on the top of them, they can get light even when an area of your home is mostly shaded and can also be good for indoor plants or herbs for the kitchen.

4. Adding Skylights To Carry Light And Heat Throughout Your Home For Passive Designs

Skylights can be another great improvement to passive heating designs. Today, there are even modern tube skylights that have reflective ducts to carry light to dark areas like basements. In addition to natural lighting and heating, skylights that open can also help with cooling by allowing heat to escape during the summer months.

These are some passive heating projects that can help give your home natural heat. This can reduce heating costs, but you will not completely replace conventional heating. If your heater needs maintenance, contact a residential heating contractor, such as those found at Soco Air Conditioning, to help with servicing, improvement, and repairs to ensure your heating is as efficient as possible. 

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