The Monty Residence is a passive solar SIP (structural insulated panel) home. It was designed not only for aesthetics but also cost and ecological performance through BIM (building information modeling) analysis of first- and life-cycle costing, energy consumption and passive-solar potential and GHG emissions.
A BIM sun-study animation from dawn to dusk at the solar equinox for Clarksdale, MS allowed fine-tuning of the sheltering overhangs to maximize passive-solar direct gain during the winter while prohibiting direct sun during the summer.