Trombe Wall ArchitectureTrombe WallSolar House PlansAlternative EnergieSolar HeatPassive Solar HeatingPassive Solar HomesBuild A FireplacePassive Solar DesignTrombe Wall Construction: Mass and Glass - GreenBuildingAdvisorFrom outside to inside, a Trombe wall consists of a layer or more of glass, a narrow air space, and a masonry wall coated with a dark, heat-absorbing material. Energy […]
Passive BuildingSustainable Design ArchitectureTrombe WallSolar ChimneySuper AdobeZero Energy HousePassive Solar HeatingPassive CoolingFree Energy ProjectsTrombe WallA Trombe wall is used to reduce the use of a building's heating and cooling systems through passive solar design.
Trombe WallSolar Heater DiyPassive Solar GreenhouseQuonset Hut HomesSolar GreenhousePassive Solar HeatingPassive Solar HomesSolar HeaterSun HouseThe Trombe Wall: Low Tech Solar Design Makes a ComebackRegular readers will know that we tend to favour simple, non-mechanical methods of green design, like passive solar heating instead of, say, thermal solar collectors with evacuated tubes and pumps. One
Walter GropiusTrombe WallArchitecture RenovationPassive Solar HeatingPassive Solar DesignMasonry WallPassive SolarSolar HouseSolar HeatingHow Does a Trombe Wall Work?Named after engineer Felix Trombe, the system combines glass and a dark, heat-absorbing material to conduct heat slowly into the house
Passive Heating And Cooling HomePassive HeatingTrombe WallEnergy FactsSolar HeatPassive House DesignCasa HobbitSolar Energy FactsArchitecture RenovationTransfer solar heat into your house without electricityIf you have big windows to the south, you already know you are saving a lot on heating costs on sunny winter days, IMO. With this simple DIY system you can...
CroquisEco House PlansTrombe WallJames FrazerArchitecture JournalSolar HomeWall DrawingsThermal MassPassive SolarUNGREEN | Trombe Wall - Hidden ArchitectureThis article is part of Ungreen, a series curated by Hidden Architecture where we attempt to create a resistance against some of the dogmas assimilated within contemporary discourse that sustainable architecture has to be “green”. We want to recover the ancestral knowledge that was shared among generations throughout history of humanity and defines how urban […]
NatureTrombe Wall ArchitectureFilip DujardinTrombe WallModern Eco HouseGlass Entrance DoorsPassive CoolingNature EnvironmentPassive Solar DesignGallery of Nature & Environment Learning Centre / Bureau SLA - 7Image 7 of 29 from gallery of Nature & Environment Learning Centre / Bureau SLA. Photograph by Filip Dujardin
Sustainable ArchitectureLe CorbusierTrombe WallWall ArchitectureThermal MassPassive SolarSolar HousePassive HouseArchitectural ElementsUNGREEN | Trombe Wall - Hidden ArchitectureThis article is part of Ungreen, a series curated by Hidden Architecture where we attempt to create a resistance against some of the dogmas assimilated within contemporary discourse that sustainable architecture has to be “green”. We want to recover the ancestral knowledge that was shared among generations throughout history of humanity and defines how urban […]
Passive HomesPassive HeatingDark Painted WallsTrombe WallSolar ChimneyAlex WilsonZero Energy HouseTriangle FlagSolar HeatTrombe WallsA Trombe wall retrofit workshop that I was leading in the late-1970s in New Mexico. To this simple frame, a layer of glazing was added, and sunlight would heat up the dark-painted wall. Photo: Alex Wilson. Click on image to enlarge. Last week I wrote about sunspaces and how they can be used to deliver passive solar heat to our homes. Another option for passive solar heating is the Trombe wall, or thermal storage wall. While the sunspace is an "isolated-gain" solar system, a Trombe wall is an…
DarmstadtTrombe WallPassive Solar HeatingPassive Solar HomesCheap SolarPassive Solar DesignThermal MassPassive DesignSolar Hot WaterBlog Entry 4 – Passive heating and the trombe wallSo we’re into another week about heat emissions in bodies and buildings and the passive air techniques that can be used to control those functions.The Addington reading addresses the more historica…