Eventually, Enertia homes will prevail, based on their longevity and simple math. Don't you wish your dark, damp basement were bathed in natural light from front to back, and constantly swept by warm dry air. The best situation is full tree cover on the East, West and North. Deciduous or low trees on the South won't be a problem, nor is the Enertia house as sensitive to South as other solar homes. In warm climates, orientation becomes less important, as cooling is needed more often than heating.
Timbers tend to char and insulate themselves from further damage.
That solar energy falling on your conventional home on a clear Winter day is stopped by insulated walls. The way to gather and use that energy is with carefully sized solid wooden walls, with thermal inertia, and thermal lag, and a way of distributing that energy and storing it away. Remember that heat loss equation. Inc. All Rights Reserved.