Solar Passive House Conceptand Thermal System Design

This aricle puts forward a concept of family home enclosed in a greenhouse. Inspired by Naturhus and Earthship ideas, it leverages thermofluid technologies inspired by nuclear power passive cooling systems. The solar gain of the greenhouse allows for enhanced heating fuel efficiency in winter, while a system of solar-drive heat exchangers dissipates excess heat in summer. This general living qualities of such innovative housing concepts are discussed, followed by an outline of the computational challenges that need to be overcome by experiment-driven modelling, aiming for the demonstrator that successfully controls summer daily temperature peaks.