Passive Solar House Design Oregon

Passive solar house design is a holistic approach to creating a home that maximizes  natural light and heats itself. Anthony has been in the business of passive solar house design in Oregon for over 30 years, and has designed homes in Oregon’s various climates—the coast, eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley—using passive solar home design principles that accommodate homeowners’ aesthetics.

The style of home is dependent on the clients’ preferences. Passive solar home design is a straightfoward formula that, however, needs to be applied with rigor, while at the same time creating the spatial function and aesthetics the home owners desire.

The formula: Identify the area to be heated passively, calculate the appropriate glass area to heat that area, then size the thermal mass that will store the heat overnight to warm the home the following morning.

One of the more successful passive solar houses that Anthony has designed in Oregon is the Laakso house in the upper reaches of the Crooked River drainage east of Prineville. The house is off-grid, heated by the sun, with lighting provided by a photovoltaic system. The Laakso residence is featured on our website banner.

Contact Anthony at 503-368-6141 for more information on passive solar homes and for on-site evaluations.

Anthony Stoppiello has been a pioneer in passive solar homes in Oregon and Washington for 30 years.