SolarFool promotes open-source passive heating and cooling systems based on Steve Baer's Cool Cell technology as sustainable alternatives to conventional HVAC systems.
- Archives — Primary source documents and photographs (date-organized, 1973–2025)
- Books — Sunspots and Zome Primer
- Reading List — Suggested reading
- Beadwall — The Beadwall is a window insulation system invented by Dave Harrison of Zomeworks. Polystyrene beads are blown into the air cavity between two panes of glass when insulation is needed — at night or
- Peter Rabbit — Commune name of Peter Douthit. Member of the Libre commune in Colorado (founded 1968), which was directly inspired by Drop City. Author of Drop City (Olympia Press, 1971) — the first-person account
- Shawn Buckley — Passive solar experimenter who directly influenced Zomeworks' di-thermal wall development. Baer names him in the Cool Cell brochure's "Past Work" section (2002) alongside Harold Hay and Tim Maloney:
- Steve Baer — Steve Baer (born 1938, died May 17, 2024, age 85) was an engineer, inventor, and writer based in Corrales and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the co-founder of Zomeworks Corporation. He is the primary
- Archive ingest recipe — This page captures the exact pattern we are using for the decommissioned archives/ repo. The short version: copy the binaries, register them, then compile useful pages from them.
- LLM Wiki operations — This page explains the Lemon Wiki while we build it. The goal is to keep the learning trail visible: register sources, compile them into pages, and log every change.
- Topic directories — This page explains where compiled knowledge pages should live once the wiki grows beyond a flat root.
- Barry Hickman — Co-founder of Zomeworks Corporation with Steve Baer and Ed Heinz in 1969. Named in the Zome Primer (1970) for contributions to rectangular trusses and the plastic ball joint used in early zome
- Buckminster Fuller — R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, and inventor best known for the geodesic dome. His work is a recurring background presence in the archive — as the
- Dave Harrison — Zomeworks engineer and inventor. Held three patents relevant to the archive:
- Extreme weather increases heating and cooling demands while conventional systems contribute to global warming.
- SolarFool aims to replace polluting HVAC systems with elegant, affordable, passive alternatives.
- The initiative is based on Steve Baer's pioneering Cool Cell technology for passive solar design.
- Christina Hildebrandt works to bring Baer's passive designs into production for global benefit.
- Jose Baer, Steve's son, seeks to share his father's brilliant designs with the world.
- Paul Hildebrandt, Zometool CEO, dreams of building houses with Baer's passive technology.
- The platform encourages collaboration among like-minded individuals to exchange ideas about passive solutions.
- Members can access tools and resources to develop their own innovative designs.
- The community emphasizes open-source innovation to address climate change challenges.
- SolarFool creates a community for sharing passive solar design innovations and solutions.