Erik not sure what kind of insolation you receive at your site but it might be worth it to consider the.
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Passive solar roof overhang design.
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Here s a link to a free web based tool to help you size roof overhangs on a passive solar building.
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The size of the window width and height and the window s relationship to the roof the space above the window influences the direct.
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Design solar altitude angle for full sun deg from passive solar altitude angle calculator build height of roof overhang from top of glass feet or leave blank build depth of roof overhang from glass feet or leave blank requested solution 0 full shade full sun 1 full shade 2 full sun.
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An important component of passive solar design is calculating building openings doors and windows and roof overhangs.
You can use the free software sketchup to draw the house and it will draw sun shadows for any date time at your location.
Referring back to the sunpath diagrams we see that in summer the sun is high in the sky at noon so with a sufficient eave overhang on the north side the sun can be prevented from entering the building at all during the hottest times.
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