Square 1 is the best website I have ever met for understanding and practicing passive solar design.
It is run by the University of Cardiff in Wales,UK.
The information can be used globally... just remember that Northern Hemisphere countries worship Southern Sun where as in the Southern Hemisphere, it is the Northerly Sun we desire.
The site offers free on-line education in passive solar design, and free use of heaps f great tools including the wonderful "solar tool" ( under software/other tools/the solar tool). This downloadable program easily creates a 3D model of any window you wish to test for solar access. You can try out all sorts of shading options, watch the sun cast shadows on it any time of the day, any day of the year, and then get a list of the monthly shading co-efficients. Fantastic!
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