Luther, thanks for sharing the chicken Trombe wall example. Passive solar can benefit more than people.
You can rewatch the Trombe Wall webinar by ASES's media partner GreenHome Institute. They will also be providing some of the continuing education credits for building-related sessions at SOLAR 2026.
https://youtu.be/DVxu6VnQ0No?si=GmETezyaNM67tdmW
Looking forward to further discussions at SOLAR 2026 around the sun's role in creating resilient places to live and work by incorporating natural heating and cooling strategies in above-code structures. The buildings can then operate with fewer solar panels and batteries as the building becomes a battery that stores heat which allows for more stable interior temperatures in both winter and summer. See you there! Did you see early bird registration has opened?
https://ases.org/conference/
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Debbie Coleman
(Architect & ASES Solar Buildings Chair)
Sun Plans
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2026 10:09 AM
From: Luther Krueger
Subject: Wed 18 Mar - Trombe walls
This is one passive solar idea that too few people know about. I found Wilfred Okonkwo in Nigeria, and recorded this zoom call about his use of trombe walls to successfully improve the process of brooding chickens. Fewer chicks lost to temperature drops and the ones that made it to the range or pen were healthier.
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Luther Krueger
Curator Maximo
Museum of Solar Cooking, Minneapolis
Federally Occupied but United State of Minnesota
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-17-2026 09:20 AM
From: Debbie Coleman
Subject: Wed 18 Mar - Trombe walls
Catch the GHI Webinar this week about Trombe walls which have been a part of many passive solar homes. Long-time ASES member, architect Mark Chalom, showed us examples on a tour this summer and that we featured in an earlier GHI webinar.
Sign up for the GreenHome Institute webinar here:
https://givebutter.com/TrombeWallCaseStudyGHIWebinar?mc_cid=eaf357ea3c&mc_eid=3156378185
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Debbie Coleman
(Architect & ASES Solar Buildings Chair)
Sun Plans
debra28@sunplans.com
https://www.sunplans.comArchitect
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