Tierra concrete homes: low-energy residential building design

摘要

Using a whole building design concept, Tierra Concrete Homes, a home builder in Pueblo, Created Colorado lowenergy, passive solar home designs. passive solar features incorporated into the designs include house orientation, high-mass walls for thermal storage, exterior insulation, appropriate glazing type combined with overhangs to prevent summer overheating, open interior spaces to maximize daylighting potential, and high efficiency lighting. These ranch-style homes require no cooling and minimum heating equipment to maintain comfortable indoor conditions. They are economically competitive to build, consume little fossil fuel, and produce virtually no construction waste.