Hi all, am at the design stage of what am hoping will be my 2 storey eco sustainable home with NO AC and minimal heating!
North facing street-Its a modified T shape,(longish top and smaller tail) The shortish tail consists of the kitchen meals on bottom level and main bedroom above. For Kitchen/bedroom above- Large North facing glazing(doors to bottom) and a large sliding glass door on bottom facing south(for views to longish block/garden). Done all my sun angles and believe will get great sunlight in the kitchen during winter and minimal in summer, polished concrete floors throughout entrance hallway/kitchen/meals. RBV for majority of house. What I wish to know is how to stop the heat getting back out of the house at night and cold days!! I hate the idea of pelmetted curtains etc. Do wooden venetion/slats do the same thing?
At this stage there will be double glazing, defintely to the south and wondering about the north as I read that they also stop sun getting in(I suppose I could always open the door on a nice winters day?!)
There are also very large glazed windows to the North front of house both upstairs and downstairs(both bedrooms) Although this is for aesthetic reasons am wondering what to do about privacy? Have had the house designed professionally and although she has given me exzactly what I asked for I believe her knowledge of sustainable building leaves abit to be desired, but having spent $7000! what to do next?!
So anyway main question is what options are there to prevent heat escape from alot of north facing glazing and a little to the south??