Deep . Green . Architecture: Resoucre effcient active solar systems for environmental architecture by Greg Madeen

contact Madeen architecture in Durango and Telluride, Colorado

Passive solar commercial building w/ photovoltaics (PV) plus solar thermal in-floor heat and domestic hotwater near Durango, Colorado

PV roof mounted solar electric collectors and ground mounted solar thermal collectors

PV solar garden project. Barn with timber frame roof structure, beetle kill local pine siding, and a 40 kW photovoltaic array

PV collectors for stand alone commercial retreat near Pagosa Springs, Colorado

solar thermal collectors on craftsman house in historic Durango, Colorado

PV collectors for household electricity plus water well pump

solar thermal collectors for in-floor heat plus domestic hot water near Pagosa Springs, Colorado

solar collectors and wind generator for earth covered deep green residence

ground mounted solar thermal collectors

solar collectors screened behind parapet walls in Santa Fe, New Mexico

solar thermal collectors mounted on commercial car port

9’ deep horizontal heat transfer field for geothermal solar heating and cooling

9 foot deep horizontal heat transfer field for geothermal solar heating and cooling

photovoltaic (PV) sun trackers

solar thermal collectors on historic residence in Durango, Colorado

Active Solar Systems:
The use of technologies to convert solar energy into usable heat or to create electricity.

Active solar systems use mechanical components such as solar hot fluid pipes, photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and wind generators for the collection of solar energy. These technologies can absorb the sun's heat and store it in water tanks, rock beds, or the like. Pipes or wires and ducts are required to distribute the heat with the aid of fans and pumps.

A renewable energy, active solar is a sustainable way to heat fluids or create electricity.

Greg Madeen has worked on over one hundred projects with active solar systems.

Madeen Architecture & Construction, LLC
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Durango, CO 81301 (970)769-0090

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