Solar Technology Assessment Project. Volume II. Passive Solar Technology

摘要

The status of passive solar heating and cooling for residential, commercial, and agricultural applications, and of daylighting is summarized. Passive solar energy is used in the broad sense describing a comprehensive approach to design that considers all climatic impacts on a building, and includes planning on the multi-building scale. The key roles of the designer and of innovation in the building industry are discussed. Numerous terms are defined and the origins of several are discussed. Passive design principles are summarized. Performance and costs of passive solar technologies are examined. Passive energy design tools and methods are considered in the context of the overall process by which building decisions are made to achieve the integration of new techniques into conventional design. (ERA citation 06:030222)