Passive greenhouse

Design and installation of a backyard bioshelter: a four-season, high-performance, passive solar greenhouse for a residence in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

The “Parkway” was our initial research facility; a 12′ x 24′ SunCatcher located in Boone, NC (ski country – cold!). It became the basic design for 100% solar heating. It was built about 2000 and is currently being used as a part of the Lettuce Learn Parkway School garden program. Tomatoes have been grown in it throughout the winter…

The Term Homesteading has gained wide popularity in the last decade, but many who attempt it find the lifestyle to be a tough taskmaster. I

DIY plans, videos, infographic, and info about the Walipini, an underground greenhouse that lets you grow year round. You can build it for less than $300!!

Passive solar design is a design technique that maximizes solar heat gained through the southern windows and retains the radiation with thermal mass.

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Bradford Research & Extension Center website shares an interesting article about building a passive solar greenhouse that actually stores heat with black plastic water barrels. Click here to read the article: http://bradford.cafnr.org/passive-solar-greenhouse/

This underground passive-solar greenhouse is designed to provide a functional growing space. It produces year-round crops in a cold climate.

The decision to build an eco-friendly greenhouse on our little farm in Pennsylvania was really an afterthought. My wife Shana and I had just bought our first piece of heavy equipment, a used Caterpillar skid