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		<title>Passive Solar Design</title>
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		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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(MCNZH concrete floor being bathed by sun through a 9’x6’ window)
The most important design considerations for cold climate building are insulation, building envelope, and passive solar design. Given our lofty goals for the Mill Creek NetZero Home (MCNZH), we pushed hard to maximize our return on every one of these fronts.
The MCNZH collects 54% of [...]]]></description>
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