How it Works

The concept, called passive solar design, is not new. For as long as people have built homes, they have used the sunshine entering through the windows as a source of light and heat. With the advent of furnaces and air conditioning, we have moved away from using the resources offered by nature. But with growing concern for the environment and soaring fossil fuel costs, the value of free clean energy from the sun is once again gaining recognition.

Passive solar home design is the most cost effective way to provide a substantial portion of your heating requirements. Intelligent decisions in the building design make effective use of the sunshine entering the home.

Houses are oriented with a south-facing wall of windows that maximize solar gain during the winter and have suitable overhangs to reduce unwanted solar gain in the summer. If the south window area is large in proportion to the floor area of the house, a thermal mass such as a concrete floor or stone wall can be used to absorb some of the heat during the day and radiate the heat at night.

Put the Sun to Work for You

Choose a passive solar home design from our wide selection of ready to build plans or talk to us about a custom design to meet your own needs and tastes.

Bring us your ideas for your dream home
and we will work with you to design your home to use the energy from the sun.

Integrate solar electricity and solar hot water and heating for a truly solar home.

Then build your home with us - our homes are finely crafted to our specifications by Jaylin Homes Ltd and incorporate solar energy systems supplied and installed by Suncatcher Solar.

You can also be part of our new solar community, Suncastle Park, where every house incorporates a passive solar design and a grid-tied solar power system.

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to discuss your home plans.