The Sun-Inspired House

House Designs Warmed and Brightened by the Sun

by Debra Rucker Coleman

A Sun-Inspired house is:

Sunny, open, and creative
Warm in winter and cool in summer
Integral to green & sustainable design principles
Complementary to active solar & zero-energy
Fuel-efficient and practical, yet elegant
Healthy and environmentally-friendly
A comfortable place to call home

The Sun-Inspired House illustrates numerous house design concepts related to the sun. It also addresses the related subjects of passive solar, passive cooling, energy- efficient construction, green building, and sustainability. Over 50 house plans show examples of integrated concepts. Numerous examples, photos, and testimonials from homeowners describe the livability of these sunny and comfortable houses built in North America.

About the Author

Debra Rucker Coleman

Debra Rucker Coleman, Architect and founder of Sun Plans Inc. has been designing passive solar homes since 1985. She received her Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Arizona and became a licensed architect in 1984 after an internship in architecture and construction. In 2002 she received the "Best Practice" Sustainability Award for Residential Buildings from the Sustainable Building Industries Council. Her houses have been on the National Tour of Solar Homes. Fine Homebuilding, Solar Today, Mother Earth News, Home Power, Home Energy, numerous other publications, radio shows, and web sites have reviewed or published her work. Debra has ...