I have been looking into various ideas on how to control temperatures in the house. Here are some potential ideas to explore

- Print a shade on the outside that keeps direct sunlight off the walls of the house. Ideally the overhang would be designed to reduce shade in the winter months to help heat the house.
- Build an outer chamber with a solar chimney built into it. The idea is to use convection from solar energy to cool the air around the house.
- Build in an attic with a plug of foam insulation.
- Experiment with aluminum foil as a radiant barrier. It is suppose to act as a one way heat valve to reduce the temperatures in the house during the day, without adding thermal mass for night. This may help in some humid and hot climates where heat builds up excessively.
- Experiment with exterior color, white for cooling, black for heat and to produce a solar chimney effect.