Solar Greenhouse

Solar greenhouses are designed to capture heat from the sun’s rays and are typically used to keep plants warm during cold weather. The structure is made from a transparent material, such as glass, to maximize solar heat gain and incorporates thermal mass to absorb thermal energy during the day and re-radiate the heat back at night when the temperatures drop.

Solar Greenhouse illustration

Climate zones that use this strategy

Reference projects

Cloud Craft

California

Halo

Chicago, Illinois

Milwaukee Arena Plaza

Milwaukee, Wisconsin