The Modern Part of the Solar Shed 101 Project

      I am trying to apply effectiveness in design and scientific modeling to my project.  The solar shed is one way to do this for me.  It seems that an investment in building outdoor solar structures at this time could be of benefit to a lot of homeowners and especially those people approaching retirement.  Modeling and design of these structures could be an opportunity for students.  The business model of these devices appears to be very rewarding at this time.  My strategy is to pick five books from my library each quarter and study them.  I am trying to organize around small spaces (shed) and therefore I'm looking for books that apply and hoping that they have gone electronic.  The 'hybrid' solar shed can serve also as a power supply for the electronic book reader and a place to utilize it.

The Classical Part of the Shed as a Power Supply for My Studio/Office/Study

The home-based solar structures project identifies the snap & grow greenhouse(search greenhouse at link below) as the classical component of the hybrid shed.  I don't exactly know the history of the green house, but I found a link that includes the history of sheds. Take a look at the Green Sheds link at this site as well as the Backyard retreat link to get ideas of a different kind of outdoor structure. Imagine solar panels as well as skylights on the finished structure.  The polycarbonite  panels in snap & grow greenhouse afford little attenuation of the solar radiation (below UV range of course) and therefore they are a great "shelter" and storage area for the solar briefcase(search briefcase at link below) and the solar generator(search generator at image link below).  These items combined with the portable office equipment and decor provide a great solar system for the self sufficient portion of the hybrid.