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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"solar design"”.
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Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health
Passive solar strategies have been present in architectural design for a long time. Basic concepts such as south facing openings to capture winter sunlight had been understood since ancient times and came about as a necessity to heat and cool a building with modern day mechanical systems. Over …
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Developing a comprehensive software environment for passive solar design
… thoughts and decisions leading up to the final design of a comprehensive software environment for passive solar design. The main purpose of this writing is to convey why a comprehensive software environment for this particular field is needed in order to help teach the principles of passive …
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Improving in place : a passive solar design approach to public housing redevelopment
… to repair critical deficiencies in the urban design and energy-efficiency of its public housing developments. This thesis suggests that passive-solar design strategies can influence a more sustainable approach to public housing revitalization, integrating site-sensitive infill development with …
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Optimising the relationship between passive solar design of new housing and the economics of construction and land value.
… narrow frontage houses, which may not optimise solar design. Whilst a variety of products have been developed to enable design professionals to model and assess the environmental performance (especially in energy use terms) of individual buildings, there are currently no tools for modelling the …
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Incorporating passive solar issues in design methodology
Recent interest in passive solar design has led to numerous analytic methods for including energy concerns in design decisions. These methods characteristically address specific, existing problems or classes of problems. In contrast, this project investigated the incorporation of passive solar …
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Patterns for responding to climate in shared-wall housing
… of building come inspiration for architectural design. Decisions which respond to climate make their mark in design, just as structural requirements, lighting provisions, and the limitations of a site do. Presented here are "patterns" which have been developed to illustrate ways in which the …
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Instructional Modules Demonstrating Building Energy Analysis Using a Building Information Model
The design and analysis of buildings require a high level of collaboration and coordination among the disciplines of architecture, engineering, and construction. Efficiencies can be gained through the sharing of data across disciplines; however, this prospect has not been fully realized. …
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QUIKPAS : a microcomputer based passive solar analytical design tool
… and economic pressures are causing architectural designers to resume their responsibility to consider the effects that design decisions will have on the thermal performance of buildings. Recent studies have shown that conservation techniques and passive solar design are the two most cost effective …
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Housing and carbon reduction: Can mainstream ‘eco-housing’ deliver on its low carbon promises?
… Four different energy technologies and design approaches were compared: conventional high efficiency gas boiler; active solar (thermal and photovoltaic); passive solar design and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery; and ground sourced heat pumps. The study found there were …
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Operational, aesthetic, and construction process performance for innovative passive and active solar building components for residential buildings
… developed by the user. Passive and active solar design strategies are brought together in the creation of the Energy Producing Wall (EPW) components. Two component types, EPW1 & EPW2, can be adapted to create five different panel types. These units can be installed on the roof or vertical …
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A study of the design and thermal performance of two-storey earth sheltered houses for the UK climate
… residential development in South Wales, UK. When designed as Exposed South Wall type earth sheltered houses, which incorporate a number of passive solar design principles, each house provides a ratio of 0.508 for the internal floor area to the overall plot area, which is more efficient than 0.319 …
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Through a window, brightly : modulating daylight and solar radiation in commercial and institutional buildings through the use of architectural elements
… has long been recognized by architects and designers. The primary focus of this study is a more pragmatic one. Besides strong concern for the qualitative aspects of daylight design, methods of daylight and solar radiation modulation for commercial structures are explored and evaluated to …
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An Investigation of Climatically Responsive Ultra-Low Energy Housing in Rural Scotland: a Case Study
… calculations. A series of studies define the design envelope for achieving regional solutions by quantifying the relationship between the variation of design and form on the SSHD in the extremes of the Scottish regional climates. The variables relate to common metrics: orientation, glazing …