_ Natural Cooling:
using design and the environment to cool the house and increase comfort, by increasing air movement and employing shading strategies.
The essential elements in a passive solar house are south facing glass and thermal mass. In the simplest terms, a passive solar system collects solar energy through south facing glass and stores solar energy in thermal mass - materials with a high capacity for storing heat (e.g., brick, concrete masonry, concrete slab, tile, water). The more south facing glass is used in the house. the more thermal mass must be provided, or the house will overheat and the solar system will not perform as expected.