Passive and Active Solar Systems for Buildings
15 June 2009 | Green Technology | 1 Comment
The adaptation of urban buildings to the specific environmental conditions of cities in order to incorporate efficiently solar and energy-saving measures and couterbalance the radical changes and transformations of the radiative, thermal, moisture and aerodynamin characteristics of the urban environment is a major priority.This incorporates appropriate sizing and placing of the building openings, to promote solar energy utilization, enchance air flow and natural ventilation and improve daylight aviability, integration of photovoltaics and also the use of passive cooling tedhniques to decrease cooling energy consumption and improve thermal comfort. (more…)