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Show I) I !, .ILi Pli' I - : W 41 k 1 - 1 , ,1 "s ?. r 'iJ'li I . .-, Jl I I I tj V, U f 0 I Sunrise Sunmaster Sunburst The experts at Gillis Construction explain all the money-saving facts: I) With the cost of energy for heating the year. Direct solar heated and cooled Roof and Floor Plan Arrangement Demand Efficiency I the cost of a new home itself, the celerating costs of conventional energy The roof eaves are designed to allow Today's home buyers must demand I I prospective home buyer should know sources. Take the age of scarcity maximum solar energy in the winter, more energy efficiency in housing. J I what a passive solar home is. Gillis seriously! Then, in the summer when the sun is at The reorientation of today's building 1 Construction Company would like to a nigner ange) tne eaves shade tne industry from low-first-cost to life-cycle- J answer that question and help you un- Two Systems glass for natural cooling. costing would accelerate solar heating derstand our building philosophy. Tne internal floor plan should be and cooling system's applications. J 1 , system, which is either mechanical (S0ar gain) stove) greenhouse), for bet- Help Future Buyer the nation's energy needs. If we could The second is a passive solar system Gillis Construction Company! get that figure up to 30, we would not. which uses natural forces to collect, Room Vents (specializing in Energy Saving Designs) I I need imported energy forms. store, and distribute heated and cooled would like to see the rest of the building One must also keep in mind that our air. The idea of a passive solar home is Location of vents going from room to industry change to a life-cycle-cost in 1 use of solar energy helps to keep us based on the sun's unlimited reliability room in the structure are designed to its building technology. We know that from being critically dependent on as a renewable energy source. The help maximize natural air convection in we cannot build everyone's home. By foreign oil. There are also no toxic various components used in the the interior for temperature writing this article we hope to help the wastes to threaten the life or health of passive solar building itself are stabilization. prospective home buyer understand the the people, because energy from the designed to help heat and cool tfie., a variation in ceiling heights, idea of a passive solar home so they sun is safe and clean. structure. In this way there are no large openings, and stairways aid in internal can ask questions of the home builder I start-up costs for the home owner. convection. and start to demand more energy-Indian energy-Indian Know HOW A combination of a passive solar .: saving features built into their new J There are no secrets to building system and and active solar system can R Factor home. In this way, more of today's and energy-saving housing. The laws of Stn tomorrow's families can afford to buy nature have been here longer than man nisn a l tne not water demands or a jhe structure should have a vapor their own homes. himself. American Indians used natural normal home. barrier and be insulated to the R factor Gillis Construction offers you many J I heating and cooling long before Dl kl for the climatic conditions of the area in types of passive solar designs. From a technology found oil or electricity. In- Plan for the Future which it is built. The Cedar City area is: "direct gain" application to an "en- 1 dians built their structures with the idea u 0 . .... hnrnfnrn walls R-21, ceiling R-38. The perimeter, velope system", "earth sheltered" or of one self-contained envelope rather Hes built today. W,J' be nere for the foundation, and slab floors should be even a "Sun Tempered" home in a con- than many small components. TV30 yearsso Wl" energy crun- Weil insulated. temporary or traditional design. Give us cn- An energy efficient home must be Correct placement of storage rooms a call today at 586-7383. I nature's principles of natural air convic- barriers. Thank You III tec dc ennafuarnaC,ed ? rSf" Grant Gillis . newstudromHUDsaysthat55of CnUn f th6 EE St ' 4 the average home's total consumption thye needs of the home jn he cimate in structure. Mel Ashcraft I XT modern home. r;vny, i -'r 1 y J ) All , 11 h!'s ';r :lMi.!.;l Ipfe pill. V All glass areas are carefully placed ft'-i -.tOi ; m,; f 1 1 j J J-.j; I fIL V windows located near the peak of the .uif -4: viV . - , , . r- V t I I I I VNV roof allow for thermosphoning of the 'K -jg I V 7 H n 7 hot air in summer to cool the structure. Mri--4 ' P't' t I v ' LJ I II ILJ v s These two sets of window are designed fsoss&&r- . . TJ&"- I rn(0T? T aid each other. The north windows let jtjr' Tfefc;; " fftSa I (C(O) ix VTII ( ) in cool north air and the roof peak win- t1"1 M ' f-m"- . ,,..,.. Cedar City, Utah e . . jj86 Saving Designs J |