Thanks to Mark, Elbow, and John W. No thanks to the hydroencephalic
poster with a fondness for non sequitors.

> The classic text on Japanese houses is "Measure and Construction of the
> Japanese house" by Heino Engals, 1985, Charles E. Tuttle  co., Rutland
> Vermont. He was European, but raised in Japan.

Terrific, I'll look this up. And Elbow, I would need love to know the
name of the mag you mentioned.
 
> An interesting little book I recently came across is "The Orange Mode" about
> a Japanese architect and engineer who works on solar designs, Okumura Akio,
> Professor Emeritus at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts.

How big is "active solar" (e.g. photovoltaics and solar hot water
heating) in Japan? I know one of the largest manufacturers of PV
panels on the planet is a Japanese company - Kyocera.


Cheers,

   Dana