Passive Solar Energy: The Homeowner's Guide to Natural Heating and Cooling

From the Preface: "...Heating and cooling with the sun doesn't have to be complicated and expensive. This book is for all of us who have burned our behinds on the sun-baked seats of our cars, who are concerned by the environmental damage being done by fossil fuels, and who are ready to do something about it all - just as soon and as simply as possible. Passive solar heating and cooling does not depend on pumps or fans or any other devices. Instead, it relies on the natural ebb and flow of the energy of the sun through a house. With a few facts from this book and a little common sense, you can, by combining passive solar design with energy conservation, reduce by as much as 85% the heating and cooling bills for a new house from that for a conventional house. And many of the ideas can be adapted to existing houses as well...."