The Beacon

An innovation in Solar Heating and solar lighting technology is the use of a chimney. This metal chimney is a passive mode of Solar Heating and ventilation. This system has a vertical hollow shaft connecting the interior to the exterior of the house. The sun’s heat warms the chimney causing the air inside the chimney to heat up and rise.

This rising draft causes the partial vacuum as a result the cooler air from all the sides rushes into the house – bringing about excellent ventilation by pulling the stale air and cooling the ambience. If proper thermal masses for Solar Heating & ventilation are used like stones or glazed material is used the movement of the air will be swifter due to a polished and reflective surface, if it is white or silvered the heat energy will be reflected back without absorption. When buying the material ask for solar heating thermal mass.