If we could just heat our homes for free, the problem of a heat source would be solved. However, the cost of heating a home is a two-sided problem. The first is to heat the house for the least economical cost. Next, comes the need to heat the house for the least environmental cost. Both ...
A passive solar home is one that takes advantage of the suns energy to heat and cool a home. Its basic design involves a few unique features that allows an average home to save tons of money just based on its location, orientation and the materials used to create it. By collecting the suns energy ...
Unless you are planning to work with a high tech greenhouse with all types of specialized equipment and systems, a greenhouse is a relatively easy tool to master. A greenhouse uses passive solar energy to provide a warm moist place for plants to grow and thrive. The sunlight passes through the glass or plastic exterior ...
Chilopsis linearis, commonly called desert willow, is not a willow, but it has vaguely willow-like leaves and is most often found along stream beds in the dry Southwest. To a homesick Easterner, it must have looked enough like a willow to deserve the name. The desert willow is a small or medium tree, usually 12-30 ...
