各种估计表明，如果太阳能加热和冷却建筑被证明是可行的，10%的新建筑可能在十年内被太阳能加热。预计最终80%的热能（用于建筑物的加热/冷却）可能来自太阳。以平均每年200万套住房的速度计算，2万套新住房仅占年度建筑总量的1%。总计10%可以被视为最多五年内实现的关键目标。热能储存是一种不可避免的必要条件，可以将白天多余的太阳热量分散到夜间使用，也可能用于另一个多云的白天和夜晚。假设一百万BTU的存储量是冬季供暖应用的一个“尺度”。 引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第80卷，第2部分，蒙特利尔，QC

Various estimates have stated that if solar heating and cooling of buildings is proved to be practical, 10% of new buildings may be solar heated within ten years. It is expected that ultimately up to 80% of thermal energy, used for heating/cooling buildings, may be obtained from the sun. At the average yearly rate of two million housing units, 20,000 new housing units represent only one percent of the yearly construction total. A total of 10% could be regarded as a crucial goal to be attained within five years at the most.Thermal energy storage is an unavoidable necessity to spread daytime excess solar heat for use at night and possibly for another cloudy day and night. It is convenient to assume that the storage of one million Btu would be a "yardstick" to consider for winter heating applications.