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A light-transmissive solar insulating block assembly comprising: light-transmissive insulating block means defining at least one internal cavity for insulating the interior of a structure to be heated; a housing having a light-transmissive cover providing an exterior surface and a plurality of suppo

A light-transmissive solar insulating block assembly comprising: light-transmissive insulating block means defining at least one internal cavity for insulating the interior of a structure to be heated; a housing having a light-transmissive cover providing an exterior surface and a plurality of support walls extending between and separating said cover and said block means, said housing cooperating with said block means to define a circulation chamber therebetween, said support walls defining a plurality of passageways for ingress and egress of air into and out of said chamber; and control means operatively pivotally connected to said housing for reflecting radiant heat back into the interior of the structure being heated controlling the amount of light passing through said chamber, and structures constructed from an array of said block assemblies.

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A light-transmissive solar insulating block assembly adapted to being assembled in arrays to form at least a portion of a structure having an exterior solar absorbing surface and an interior chamber to be heated comprising: light-transmissive insulating block means defining at least one internal cav

A light-transmissive solar insulating block assembly adapted to being assembled in arrays to form at least a portion of a structure having an exterior solar absorbing surface and an interior chamber to be heated comprising: light-transmissive insulating block means defining at least one internal cavity substantially capable of maintaining a vacuum for insulating the interior chamber of the structure to be heated; a housing supported on the block means having a light-transmissive cover providing an exterior surface and a plurality of support walls including a front and a rear wall extending between and separating said cover and said block means, said housing cooperating with said block means to define a circulation chamber therebetween, said front and rear support walls defining a plurality of passageways for ingress and egress of air into and out of said chamber; and fin means having two ends pivotally extending between the front and the rear wall of said housing for reflecting radiant heat back into said structure and controlling the amount of light passing through the chamber, a male fin connector attached to one end of the fin means and a female fin connector attached to the other end of said fin means, said connectors pivotally connecting the fin means to said housing, said connectors adapted to interlockingly engage and mate with connectors of adjacent modules in an assembled array.