| When you are considering building a solar powered | | | | to your local hardware store and look for the |
| home, you will be joining a legion of home owners | | | | materials that will turn your home into a solar |
| who have decided to go green. A solar powered | | | | powerhouse. Ask the store clerk if they sell any |
| home takes its energy requirements entirely from | | | | copper flashing. You'll need these to build low cost |
| a renewable energy source - the sun. You will not | | | | solar panels. Once you get the copper flashing, |
| be locking into the local power grid. Which means | | | | you will have to heat it for more than 30 minutes. |
| you won't be saddled with high energy costs at | | | | This will oxidize the copper flashing. Next, place |
| the end of the month since solar energy is | | | | the two oxidized panels together with copper |
| essentially free. | | | | flashing that's not been treated. Then pour a |
| However, despite these advantages, there are still | | | | solution of salt water on the copper flashing and |
| many people who are prevented from using solar | | | | enclose the materials in a glass panel that's sturdy. |
| energy in their home because of what they | | | | This is the solar panel prototype that you will use. |
| perceive to be the potentially high cost of installing | | | | 2. Place your panels in sunlight |
| solar panels. You can build a house that runs on | | | | The next thing you've got to do is place your |
| solar energy pretty cost effectively. Here are a | | | | panels in sunlight. The more sunlight hits your |
| few factors to consider that will be a low cost | | | | panels the better will be the energy that you get. |
| way of building a solar powered home: | | | | Hence building a solar powered home largely |
| 1. Getting the right materials | | | | depends on the location of the solar panels. You |
| One of the best ways to cut down the cost of | | | | should ideally install the solar panels on the roof of |
| building your proposed 'green' home is to locate | | | | your home. Fix the wiring as well so that you can |
| the right materials for the right cost. Get on over | | | | get electricity to the appliances in your home. |