Let The Sunshine In
December, 1979
With fuel costs rising through the roof, solar energy, as a cheap and effective way of heating homes, is being looked at with more scrutiny. But what if you don't want those odd-looking heat collectors that resemble disembodied skylights decorating your roof? Take a tip from Tom Smith, whose two-story house in the High Sierras near Lake Tahoe is a passive solar-energy gatherer. It works this way: The sun heats Smith's 300-square-foot-greenhouse, the hot air rises and circulates around and under...
