I'd ask: What are your design goals for the dwelling ?
A conventional stick house with PV ?
A solar monstrosity that's an eyesore ?
Something in between that looks semi normal but has suntempering features that take advantage of building orientation and site features and uses sensible measures to produce a healthy and comfortable year round indoor environment with lower utility bills made possible by sensible conservation measures and solar utilization to meet a cost effective portion of the (remaining) lower utility bills ?
Google "sun tempered building designs" if interested.
There's a lot of information, possibilities and ideas between the extremes of an energy hog and an eyesore.
A conventional stick house with PV ?
A solar monstrosity that's an eyesore ?
Something in between that looks semi normal but has suntempering features that take advantage of building orientation and site features and uses sensible measures to produce a healthy and comfortable year round indoor environment with lower utility bills made possible by sensible conservation measures and solar utilization to meet a cost effective portion of the (remaining) lower utility bills ?
Google "sun tempered building designs" if interested.
There's a lot of information, possibilities and ideas between the extremes of an energy hog and an eyesore.
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