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What are the various approaches to passive solar?

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Approaches to passive solar are contained within concepts of thermal mass design; thermal skin design; composite design; with direct gain; indirect gain; and isolated gain approaches for heating and thermal sinks and diurnal dispersal techniques for cooling. Please refer to the website section titled Architecture for a tutorial on the variety of approaches and strategies for passive heating and cooling.

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