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Walker, Andy, David Renne´, Susan Bilo, Chuck Kutscher, Jay Burch, Doug Balcomb, Ron Judkoff, Cecile Warner, Richard J. King, and Patrina Eiffert. "Advances in Solar Buildings." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 125, no. 3 (August 1, 2003): 236–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1592537.

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In the autumn of 2002, 14 universities built solar houses on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in a student competition—the Solar Decathlon—demonstrating that homes can derive all the energy they need from the sun and celebrating advances in solar buildings. This paper describes recent progress in solar building technology that expands the designer’s palette and holds the potential to radically improve building energy performance. The discussion includes market conditions and solar resource data; design integration and modeling; window technology, daylighting, passive solar heating; solar water heating; solar ventilation air preheating; building-integrated photovoltaics; and solar cooling. The Solar Decathlon competition highlighted ways in which these strategies are integrated in successful solar buildings.
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Kirankumar, Gorantla, Shaik Saboor, Putta Ranga Talanki Setty, and Ashok Babu. "Effect of Various External Shading Devices on Windows for Minimum Heat Gain and Adequate Day lighting into Buildings of Hot and Dry Climatic Zone in India." MATEC Web of Conferences 144 (2018): 04008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814404008.

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Glass is the major component of the building envelope to provide visual comfort to inside the buildings. In général clear and bronze glass was used as a main building envelope for both residential and commercial buildings to provide better day lighting into the buildings. If we use more glass area as a building envelope more radiation allows into the buildings. So that it is necessary to reduce more solar radiation and provide sufficient daylight factor inside the building's through glass windows with the help of external devices called shading devices. In this work four shading devices was tried on bronze glass window to find the heat gain and daylighting into buildings. This paper presents the experimental measurement of spectral characteristics of bronze glass which include transmission and reflection in entire solar spectrum region (300nm-2500nm) based on ASTM standards. A MATLAB code was developed to compute visible and solar optical properties as per the British standards. A building model was designed by design builder software tool. 40% window to wall ratio was considered for building models, thermal and day lighting analysis of buildings through windows was carried out in Energy plus software tool for hot and dry climatic zone of India.
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Saitov, E. B., J. B. Toshov, A. O. Pulatov, B. M. Botirov, and Yu M. Kurbanov. "Networked interactive solar panels over the roof photovoltaic system (PVS) and its cost analysis at Tashkent state technical University." E3S Web of Conferences 216 (2020): 01133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021601133.

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There is great potential for generating solar energy using unused space on roofs and vacant lots around buildings. Small amounts of energy generated by each individual household, industrial building, commercial building, or any other type of building can be used to partially meet the needs of the building's residents, and the surplus, if any, can be fed to the grid. To use the existing roof space of buildings, SPV systems on the roof of buildings can be installed to replace DG generators installed to provide the minimum load required to operate during load shedding. TSTU has a large unused roof area from both residential and office buildings. Therefore, it has a huge potential for generating solar energy by installing a grid-connected Solar system on the roof. We can reduce a large amount of bills by implementing a solar power plant. The government has also launched various solar energy incentive schemes, this article provides a brief overview of rooftop photovoltaic and small-scale solar generation systems, and discusses various government schemes. Since TSTU has a large scope for this scheme, so the calculation of the design capacity was made for the technological College and one residential building. A method has been developed for calculating the capacity of Autonomous solar power plants and its elements, which allows us to take into account changes in the load during the day and thereby accurately determine the required capacity of the battery and eliminate unjustified overestimation of the power of power plant elements and increase the cost of the Autonomous solar power plant itself.
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Jiang, Lei, Weiqing Liu, Haiping Liao, and Jiabao Li. "Investigation of the Geometric Shape Effect on the Solar Energy Potential of Gymnasium Buildings." Energies 13, no. 23 (December 2, 2020): 6369. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13236369.

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Gymnasium are typically large-span buildings with abundant solar energy resources due to their extensive roof surface. However, relevant research on this topic has not been thoroughly conducted to investigate the effect of the geometric shape of gymnasium buildings on their solar potential. In this paper, an investigation of the geometric shape effect on the solar potential of gymnasium buildings is presented. A three-dimensional radiation transfer model coupled with historical meteorological data was established to estimate the real-time solar potential of the roof of a gymnasium building. The rooftop solar potential of three typical building foundation shapes and different types of roof shapes that have evolved was systematically analyzed. An annual solar potential cloud map of each gymnasium building is generated. The monthly and annual average solar radiation intensities of the different types of roof shapes are investigated. Compared to the optimal tilt angle, the maximum decrease in the average radiation intensity reached −20.42%, while the minimum decline was −8.64% for all types of building shapes. The solar energy potential fluctuated by up to 11% across the various roof shapes, which indicate that shape selection is of vital importance for integrated photovoltaic gymnasium buildings. The results presented in this work are essential for clarifying the effects of the geometric shape of gymnasium buildings on the solar potential of their roofs, which provide an important reference for building design.
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A'yun, Qurrotul. "Building Mass Optimization to Reduce Solar Radiation in High Rise Building by Using Parametric Approach." DIMENSI (Journal of Architecture and Built Environment) 51, no. 1 (July 22, 2024): 28–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.9744/dimensi.51.1.28-38.

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Buildings use 40% of global primary energy, therefore their design and use affect climate change. Building performance analysis can assist architects predict performance before construction with parametric design tools. Radiance can be reduced via a parametric mass, lowering cooling load and energy use. The study uses theoretical and computational research to explain, forecast, and analyze events, whereas parametric design optimizes complicated geometries using mathematical parameters and algorithms. Environmental analysis in Grasshopper with the Ladybug plugin uses Rhinoceros. This plugin provides solar radiation, and climate analysis capabilities. To determine the most energy-efficient building design, the research links independent and dependent variables such solar radiation intensity and building mass. The study uses Surabaya weather data and high rise buildings. The land is formed like a square, with a 15-degree slope to the north and is flanked by low-rise buildings. As a result, the location receives the most direct sunlight during the day. Then, solar radiation analysis. It helps optimize passive solar design solutions. According to the modelling results, solar radiation on the top and west sides are particularly large and dominant in 65.37 and 32.69 kWh/m2. Meanwhile, the north, east and south sides receive very little solar radiation. The following simulation considers the optimal direction, which is to extend west-east and face to the south. A multi-towered megastructure is a high-rise building that responds best to solar radiation. The total solar radiation value is 3,718,100 kWh. It can accommodate large spaces with large mass composition but relatively low total solar radiation values. The building towers provide shade to each other, thereby reducing direct radiation from the sun to the building. The sides of the building's podium are also shaded, so the top of the building is partially red.
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Li, Qingqing, Jianhua Fan, and Junpeng Huang. "Regional Adaptability Analysis of Solar Roof Utilization Technologies in China." Applied Sciences 12, no. 6 (March 9, 2022): 2792. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12062792.

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Considering the vast areas of building rooftops and the fast development of solar utilization technologies, this paper aims to analyze the regional adaptability of solar roof utilization technologies for buildings in China. All provinces and cities in China are divided into 13 zones based on their economic development, thermal climate division, and availability of solar energy resources. Over 100 buildings are investigated, and the information of 28 buildings is analyzed to finally identify 18 typical building types. A new evaluation method is developed for both solar heating systems and solar PV. An adaptability index is developed considering the energy conservation, environment effect, and economy benefit of the systems. The developed method is used to evaluate the solar utilization technologies applied on the 18 buildings across 13 zones. The result show that the average adaptability index values for solar thermal technology and solar PV technology are 2.54 and 1.63, respectively. The solar heating system has a shorter payback time than the solar PV system for most regions of China and therefore is more favored. Recommendations on supporting policies and measures are given for policy makers with an aim to promote the utilization efficiency of building roofs. This paper provides references for the selection and application of relevant solar utilization technologies on building roofs.
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Yang, Yuan. "Research on the proportion of solar energy replacing conventional energy under the development trend of green building." E3S Web of Conferences 490 (2024): 01010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202449001010.

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Question: To explore the proportion of solar energy in replacing conventional energy under the trend of green building development. Methods: The literature and data about the development trend of green building and solar energy utilization were collected. By analyzing these literatures and data, the proportional calculation equation of solar energy application in green buildings is established to evaluate the practical application of solar energy in these projects. Conclusion: Under the trend of green building development, the proportion of solar energy in replacing conventional energy is gradually increasing. However, due to the cost and efficiency constraints of solar technology, the current proportion of solar energy applications in green buildings is still relatively low. Therefore, we recommend further research and development of solar technology to increase the proportion of its application in green buildings, so as to achieve more sustainable energy use.
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Lobaccaro, Gabriele, Malgorzata Maria Lisowska, Erika Saretta, Pierluigi Bonomo, and Francesco Frontini. "A Methodological Analysis Approach to Assess Solar Energy Potential at the Neighborhood Scale." Energies 12, no. 18 (September 17, 2019): 3554. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12183554.

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Rapid and uncontrolled urbanization is continuously increasing buildings’ energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. In this scenario, solar energy integrated into the built environment can play an important role in optimizing the use of renewable energy sources on urban surfaces. Preliminary solar analyses to map the solar accessibility and solar potential of building surfaces (roofs and façades) should become a common practice among urban planners, architects, and public authorities. This paper presents an approach to support urban actors to assess solar energy potential at the neighborhood scale and to address the use of solar energy by considering overshadowing effects and solar inter-building reflections in accordance with urban morphology and building characteristics. The approach starts with urban analysis and solar irradiation analysis to elaborate solar mapping of façades and roofs. Data processing allows assessment of the solar potential of the whole case study neighborhood of Sluppen in Trondheim (Norway) by localizing the most radiated parts of buildings’ surfaces. Reduction factors defined by a new method are used to estimate the final solar potential considering shadowing caused by the presence of buildings’ architectural elements (e.g., glazed surfaces, balconies, external staircases, projections) and self-shading. Finally, rough estimation of solar energy generation is assessed by providing preliminary recommendations for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems suited to local conditions. Results show that depending on urban morphology and buildings’ shapes, PV systems can cover more than 40% of the total buildings’ energy needs in Trondheim.
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Peng, Changhai, Lu Huang, and Bangwei Wan. "NOVEL INTEGRATED DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR NET-ZERO-ENERGY SOLAR BUILDINGS (NZESBS) IN NANJING, CHINA." Journal of Green Building 10, no. 3 (September 2015): 89–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.10.3.87.

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The connotations and denotations of the term net-zero-energy solar buildings (NZESBs) have been in constant flux because of continuous developments in solar heating technology, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, building energy-storage technology, regional energy-storage technology, and energy-management systems. This paper focuses on innovative strategies for implementing NZESBs in Nanjing, China. These strategies include integrated architectural design, including passive solar design (respecting climatic characteristics and conducting integrated planning based on the environment, building orientation, distance between buildings, building shape, ratio of window area to wall area, and building envelope) and active solar design (integration of the solar-energy-collecting end of the system – collectors and PV panels – with the building surface – roof, wall surfaces, balconies, and sun-shading devices – and the integration of solar-energy transfer and storage equipment with the building). Some Nanjing-specific recommendations and findings on NZESBs are proposed. The results illustrate that NZESBs can be realized in Nanjing if solar energy technologies are appropriately integrated with the characteristics of Nanjing's geography, climate and buildings.
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Khanmohammadi, Shoaib, Mohammad Zanjani, and Farzad Veysi. "Feasibility study of using solar energy as a renewable source in office buildings in different climatic regions." World Journal of Engineering 16, no. 2 (April 8, 2019): 213–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wje-06-2017-0147.

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Purpose Present research focus on using solar energy as a renewable option for office buildings in different climatic conditions in Iran. To seeking a way to use clean solar energy and reduce current expense in buildings an investigation carried out. Nine office buildings in various climatic regions selected as case studies. Through a precise examination, buildings specifications, energy demand and climate information carried out. In the first step based on the buildings type and hot water demand, solar water heater systems designed for each case. In the second step, a cost-benefit analysis is done to detriment the economic aspects of implement aforementioned type of solar system. A cost-benefit analysis is done from saving energy and return time of investment point of view. Results indicate that solar water heater with low investment about US$500 and payback time between 2 and 5 years can be noticed as a desirable renewable option in case studies. Furthermore, analysis reveals that thermal load of building is more effective on fuel saving in building, while solar radiation intensity has more effective on the payback in solar water heater utilization. Design/methodology/approach In this study based on thermal load of nine building office and radiation of different part of Kermnashah province, the possibility of solar water system is investigated. Findings Analyses reveal that the thermal load of building is more effective on fuel saving, while solar radiation intensity has more effective on the payback in solar water heater utilization. The main originality goes back to consideration of different meteorological conditions in solar water heater selection.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Solar buildings"

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Gediz, Gamze İlken Zafer. "Design and optimization of a zero energy building/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2004. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezler/master/makinamuh/T000448.rar.

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El-Deen, M. M. G. Naser. "Adaptive fuzzy logic control for solar buildings." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2002. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/2084/.

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Significant progress has been made on maximising passive solar heating loads through the careful selection of glazing, orientation and internal mass within building spaces. Control of space heating in buildings of this type has become a complex problem. Additionally, and in common with most building control applications, there is a need to develop control solutions that permit simple and transparent set up and commissioning procedures. This work concerns the development and testing of an adaptive control method for space heating in buildings with significant solar input. A simulation model of a building space to assess the performance of different control strategies is developed. A lumped parameter model based on an optimisation technique has been proposed and validated. It is shown that this model gives an improvement over existing low order modelling methods. A detailed model of a hot water heating system and related control devices is developed and evaluated for the specific purpose of control simulation. A PI-based fuzzy logic controller is developed in which the error and change of error between the internal air temperature and the user set point temperature is used as the controller input. A conventional PD controller is also considered for comparison. The parameters of the controllers are set to values that result in the best performance under likely disturbances and changes in setpoint. In a further development of the fuzzy logic controller, the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) is used to control the indoor temperature of a space by setting it at a point where the PMV index becomes zero and the predicted percentage of persons dissatisfied (PPD) achieves a maximum threshold of 5%. The controller then adjusts the air temperature set point in order to satisfy the required comfort level given the prevailing values of other comfort variables contributing to the comfort sensation. The resulting controller is free of the set up and tuning problems that hinder conventional HVAC controllers. The need to develop an adaptive capability in the fuzzy logic controller to account for lagging influence of solar heat gain is established and a new adaptive controller has therefore been proposed. The development of a "quasi-adaptive" fuzzy logic controller is developed in two steps. A feedforward neural network is used to predict the internal air temperature, in which a singular value decomposition (SVD) algorithm is used to remove the highly correlated data from the inputs of the neural network to reduce the network structure. The fuzzy controller is then modified to have two inputs: the first input being the error between the setpoint temperature and the internal air temperature and the second the predicted future internal air temperature. When compared with a conventional method of control the proposed controller is shown to give good tracking of the setpoint temperature, reduced energy consumption and improved thermal comfort for the occupants by reducing solar overheating. The proposed controller is tested in real time using a test cell equipped with an oil- filled electric radiator, temperature and solar sensors. Experimental results confirm earlier findings arrived at by simulations, in that the proposed controller achieves superior tracking and reduces afternoon solar overheating, when compared with a conventional method of control.
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Zingano, Bernard Wilson. "Effects of solar radiation on buildings and thermal comfort." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/14151.

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This work was undertaken to investigate the perceived problem of Thermal Discomfort in Malawi. One observable effect of thermal discomfort was the amount of foreign exchange that was spent to import air conditioning devices. The purpose of the work was to find out, and quantify the problem of thermal discomfort and outline its effects to the people and country. In order to investigate the problem of thermal discomfort in depth in a place where the necessary data hardly existed a lot of work had to be done. The work has been outlined in four stages of research, analysis and documentation and these are as follows 1 Literature Review The subject of Thermal Comfort appears to be location specific, but the general principles are universal. In that context it was necessary to read widely on both historical and contemporary current work. The problem of thermal comfort in general was being discussed as early as 1758 and still remains a big area of research and discussion today. A considerable number of literature that specifically relate to the problem of thermal comfort in the tropics has been reviewed. The problem of scales for thermal comfort measurement has been discussed in detail. It is still not possible to quote a scale that is satisfactory. However, the recent approach of Adaptive Thermal Comfort Model seems to be closer to the answer than the others 2 Analysing Existing Relevant Information And Data In Malawi In the course of this work it was found out that quite a large amount of useful data existed in Malawi. However, this data was not standardised. Most of this data had to be cleaned and updated. Some of the old formulae are quoted in their original formats in order not to confuse the referencing. The data that exists in Malawi has been recorded on three types of instruments; namely the Gunn Bellum Spherical Pyranometer, the Camp Bell Stoke Sunshine Recorder and the Eppley Pyranometer. Most of the data was recorded using the Camp Bell Stokes Sunshine Recorder. The data recorded on the Gunn Bellum Spherical Pyranometer had to be related to that from the Camp Bell Stokes Sunshine Recorder. The former gave data that was more accurate as was found out when a comparison was made with data recorded on an Eppley Pyranometer. A paper on this subject was accepted for publication in the Renewable Energy Journal of WREN. Wind speeds, air temperatures, and humidity have been analysed to investigate the severity of thermal discomfort relative to locations in Malawi. This has resulted in the identification of three climatic zones. A tool for testing Thermal Discomfort severity of a location by calculating number Degree Days (D. d) if the altitude (AL) has been developed; as D. d = -575.994 In AL + 4226.6 3 Field Measurements In order to investigate some of the issues that came out of this work, it was felt simpler to conduct field measurements. For example it would have been possible to build typical experimental houses, and extract performance data on Thermal Comfort from these buildings. However, this approach would have been very expensive. On the other hand it was felt that it was possible to find in the field that were representative of typical buildings and could be prepared and tested to extract performance data for use in the work. The latter approach was adopted and has proved to be more realistic than the former. 4 Field Surveys There were certain areas where the only way to find information was not to conduct experiments but to conduct field conduct surveys. This was done once to find the Preferred Bath Water Temperature (PBWT) and deduce the Neutral Temperature Range for Malawi. This yielded very useful results. The first published paper on this work was in this area (copy of this publication is attached). The second area of field survey was to survey traditional buildings in seven selected districts stretching from latitude 9°S to 17°S; covering a terrestrial distance of over 1000 km; over altitudes from 52 to over 1600 metres above mean sea level (m. a. m. s. l). This again yielded very useful environmental data that explained why traditional buildings have certain structural elements as functions of the environment and the need to achieve Thermal Comfort. A number of useful equations have been developed. From that sub routine of this research of PBWT survey an equation was developed that related the bath temperature (h) to the air temperature (tab) as; tb =0.3772 tab + 36.4401. Part of this work was also published separately in 2001. From this equation the Thermal Comfort Temperature Range for Malawi was deduced as 22-27°C. From the survey of the traditional buildings, a number of structural elements were that are functions of Thermal Comfort were identified as derivatives of the desire to have Thermal Comfort in the buildings. A regression equation that can give values of irradiation of the locality in MJm 1 Day' was developed. Lastly the results have been extracted as recommendations directed at policy makers, and both Architects and Engineers to use this data and the results in their design work. It is also further recommended that the national buildings regulations could be updated and revised to incorporate some of the findings. It is strongly believed that some of the findings will be incorporated to update the two main Laws that regulate Public Health in Malawi. These are the Public Health Act; Cap. 34.01, and the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1977; of the Malawi Laws. All data that has been cleaned up or measured specifically for this work has been organised and tabulated into ready-to-use tables and are included.
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Karadağ, Çağlar Günaydın H. Murat. "Design and thermal analysis of a rotating solar building/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2005. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezlerengelli/master/enerjimuh/T000358.pdf.

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Chan, Hoy-Yen. "Solar facades for heating and cooling in buildings." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12319/.

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The aim of this thesis is to study the energy performance of a building integrated heating and cooling system. The research objectives are to investigate the system operating characters, to develop mathematical models for the heating and cooling systems, to demonstrate the technologies experimentally, to identify the best designs for a combined system and to investigate the cost effectiveness of the system. The main components of the systems are the aluminium plate façade and the building wall behind it, these form a plenum between them and the air is then heated or cooled as it flows through this plenum. Mathematical models were developed based on the energy balance equations and solved by matrix inversion method. These models were then validated with experimental results. The experiments were carried out in the laboratory with a facade area of 2m2. Two designs of facade were tested, i.e. flat and transpired plates. Results showed that the transpired design gave better thermal performance; the system efficiency for the flat plate was only about 30%, whereas it was about 85% for the transpired plate. On the other hand, a cooling system with double plenums was found to be better than a single plenum. Thus, a transpired plate with two plenums was identified as the best design for space heating and cooling. The cooling efficiency was nearly 2.0 even at low solar radiation intensity. A simulation study was carried out by assuming a 40m2 of façade was installed on an office building in London. The yearly energy saving was estimated as 10,877kWh, which is equivalent to 5,874kgCO2/year of emission avoidance. The system is calculated to cost about £70/m2, and for a discount rate of 5% and 30 years of lifetime, the payback period for this system would be less than a years.
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Asim, Muhammad. "Simulation of solar powered absorption cooling system for buildings in Pakistan." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/simulation-of-solar-powered-absorption-cooling-system-for-buildings-in-pakistan(9f1a4400-fd4c-4ece-876f-98bb1aed5404).html.

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This research investigates the potential of a solar powered cooling system for single family houses in Pakistan. The system comprises water heating evacuated tube solar collectors, a hot water storage tank, and an absorption chiller. A literature review was carried out covering: • Energy situation, climate, and renewable energy potential in Pakistan; • Energy and thermal comfort in buildings, particularly for hot climates; • Solar collectors and solar cooling systems, particularly for hot climates; • Dynamic thermal simulation and weather data for solar energy systems and buildings. It was found that Pakistan is short of energy and that there is a great need to cool buildings. Renewable energy cooling systems are, therefore, of interest. The system described above was selected, as it was found that solar energy is abundant in Pakistan when cooling is required; thermal systems can be more economical than photovoltaics for hot climates and suitable components (collectors, absorption chillers, etc.) are commercially available. The TRNSYS dynamic thermal simulation program was selected as the main research tool, as it has been tested for solar energy and building applications by many researchers and suitable experimental facilities were not available. A simple typical building in Pakistan with a solar cooling system was simulated. Optimum values for key parameters were found by repeated simulations. It was concluded that the system would be able to provide cooling when required without an auxiliary heat source, and that an evacuated tube collector with a gross area of 12 m2, a collector flow rate of 165 kg/h, and a storage tank volume of 2 m3 would provide satisfactory performance for a 3.52 kW absorption chiller integrated with 42m3 single room. The results were in good agreement with published results from other researchers. Sensitivity analysis was carried out for the collector area, collector flow rate and storage tank size. It was found that varying the collector area had the largest effect on system performance, followed by varying the storage tank volume. Varying the collector flow rate had the smallest effect. It is recommended that solar cooling systems should be considered for Pakistan, and that further research should be carried out into reducing building cooling loads, using surplus heat for other loads, improving the performance of the proposed solar cooling system, and comparing it with other systems such as photovoltaics.
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Moreno, Fernandez Marcos. "Solar cooling of buildings in a Swedish climate : Analysis and design of solar cooling in Building 45 at Högskolan i Gävle." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-17020.

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Nowadays Solar Energy is one of the engineering fields most exploited, due to the ongoing need to developing new technologies based on renewable energy or improving the existing ones. One particular application of this kind of energy is Solar Cooling, which consist in generating cold from the heat received from the Sun. A common installation of solar cooling requires solar collectors, an absorption/adsorption chiller, fan coils, piping, valves and pumps. It calls for a minimal preventive maintenance which should allow keeping operating conditions within certain limits.The aim of this work is to analyze the viability of the installation of a solar cooling system in a roof. It has been chosen the Building 45 of the University of Gävle (Hus 45) as a pattern design. It was built in 2008, thirteen years after Högskolan i Gävle was inaugurated. This building uses electric compression coolers for its cooling demand. According to their heating demand, this is solved by using District Heating.This work is focused on the determination of the cooling demand of this particular building and the proposal of a solar cooling system that could supply it. Calculating the cooling demand means applying most of the concepts learnt during the whole speciality of the degree, like thermal loads in buildings. This calculation has been possible by using IDA ICE, which is a software that allows the user to develop a new construction through defining all structure parameters. After having defined all the contour conditions, the simulation shows all kinds of parameters in detail, in particular, the cooling demand of the respective building. Moreover, creating a new solar cooling system for this building means reviewing all the concepts related to refrigeration cycles and solar energy that have been learnt during the intensification. To do it, it has been necessary to use POLYSUN, another program that let the user to create solar thermal systems, photovoltaic systems or any other installation for getting heating, cooling or hot water.In addition, another important point to discuss is the usage of a solar cooling system based on absorption/adsorption technology instead of using photovoltaic as a way of providing to the current cooling units.The simulation about the cooling demand of the building shows that for covering the 95,22% of the operation hours (within the study), it is required to solve a cooling peak demand of 100 kW, which is in terms of energy a value of 68437,6 kWh. Regarding the designs of the solar cooling systems, two variants have been analyzed. While the first one is based on using the absorption technology, the second one has two subdivided proposals: a stand-alone photovoltaic system and a net metering installation. The absorption system could cover the cooling demand with the exception of July. The viability of this installation is questioned because of the low operation hours of the absorption machine, which is not working as it was expected since it is the cooling tower who really carries out the cooling function. On the other hand, the stand-alone system allows the building to cover all of its cooling demand, but the system is oversized and no profitable within a period of 30 years although it supposes a reduction of 100% in CO2 emissions, which is obvious since this option considers an electrical consumption from the grid of 0 kWh. Finally, the net metering system is probably the best option for covering the cooling demand of this building, as it has the shorter pay-back (18 years), the less visual impact when the solar modules are installed on the roof and requires less maintenance.Since there are no advantages in using an absorption machine for a cooling system in a Swedish climate, the next step would be analysing a system like the one proposed into another climate, where the solar radiation has more influence, thus, the absorption machine could work because of the inlet water (coming from the solar loop) is hot enough.
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Gorji-Mahlabani, Yousef. "Climatic effects on school buildings : methods of optimising the energy performance of school buildings in the different climatic regions of Iran." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2002. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/5984/.

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Since the 1970s, over a thirty-year period, awareness of the limitation in fossil fuel reserves has been increased steadily and international attention has been given to an energy conservative way of life. Like many developing countries, today Iran is beset with serious energy supply difficulties. The main issues are the rapid increase in energy demand/cost, air pollution caused by over use of fossil fuels (usually used in buildings for heating purposes), the limitation of fossil fuel resources and the difficulties in the transportation and distribution of fossil fuel especially in winter around the country. Therefore, it is crucial to adopt a new strategy for sustainable energy use and to consider the application of renewable energy technologies in the design of buildings. Solar energy is one of the most significant and technically exploitable renewable energy resources available in Iran. This needs to be taken into account seriously, regarding both economical and environmental problems in that country. Since school buildings in Iran are one of the major consumes of energy for heating, cooling and lighting purposes and according to their inappropriate current design from the energy efficiency point of view, this study has been performed with the aim of developing methods of optimising the energy performance of school buildings in Iran and promoting low energy architecture in the design of these buildings in different climatic regions of Iran. For this purpose, first the Iranian climatic has been reviewed and appropriate classification was presented. Since solar radiation data have not been calculated in Iran so far, there was a need for a precise calculation of solar radiation for each and every city in order to better exploit the benefits of solar energy for the future of this country. Therefore, the method of calculation of solar radiation in different cities of Iran based on European Solar Atlas and Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organisation's statistics was presented and a spreadsheet excel program was developed for the calculation of solar radiation data of 152 cities of Iran. A comparison has been made between the excel program and Meteonorm. The result showed that the excel program data were more useful in that they were more precise and much more reliable compared to Meteonorm data for Iran. Also, based on solar radiation data another excel program (based on the admittance method) was developed for the calculation of heating, cooling and lighting energy use of buildings in Iran. By using this program the effect of window design on the thermal performance of school buildings and the response of walls and roofs to solar radiation was investigated in hot climates. Substantial saving in the annual running cost of school buildings as much as 14% was achieved under appropriate window arrangement. In order to explore the problems of existing design, a case study has been performed on current schools design in Iran and the energy use of these schools was analysed.
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Karaguzel, Omer Tugrul. "The Effects Of Passive Solar Energy Systems On The Thermal Performance Of Residential Buildings." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/4/1104900/index.pdf.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of windows and building envelope materials on the thermal performance of residential buildings, for the climatic conditions of Ankara. The effects of the thermal mass of the building envelope, together with the effects of glazing type and shading conditions of south-facing windows on thermal performance were investigated using two computer-based thermal analysis programs called: ECOTECT 5.0 and ENERGY-10. The hypothetical building model used for computer simulations was based on the sample residential building defined in the Turkish Standards on the Regulations for Building Insulation, TSE 825, as prepared by the Tü
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(TSE, Turkish Standards Institute). Simulation studies were first conducted with ECOTECT 5.0, but since the results did not conform to earlier researches and, since this discrepancy could not be explained even by the support forum prepared by the authors of this software, it was decided to continue the simulations with ENERGY-10, which proved to be more consistent. The results of 240 program runs of ENERGY- 10 were explained through graphical and statistical analysis on the basis of annual heating, cooling, and total energy needs of the building model. The study showed that building envelope materials having high thermal storage capacities together with high-performance glazing, in terms of increased thermal resistance, provided significant energy savings, which could be augmented by increasing the size of south-facing windows. The study also revealed that shading devices in the form of fixed overhangs applied to a south-facing window of any size did not provide substantial reductions in the energy demands of residential buildings, when annual total energy demands were considered for the climatic conditions of Ankara.
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Jiang, Liben. "Solar powered tri-generation system for high-rise buildings." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431868.

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Douglas, Balcomb J., ed. Passive solar buildings. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1992.

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Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47016-6.

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Littlefair, P. J. Solar shading of buildings. Garston: Construction Research Communications by permission of Building Research Establishment, Ltd., 1999.

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Eicker, Ursula. Solar Technologies for Buildings. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2006.

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Watt Committee on Energy. Working Group on Passive Solar Building Design. Passive solar energy in buildings. London: Published on behalf of the Watt Committee on Energy by Elsevier Applied Science, 1988.

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Watt Committee on Energy. Working Group on Passive Solar Building Design. Passive Solar Energy in Buildings. London: Taylor & Francis Group Plc, 2004.

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Shi, Long, and Haihua Zhang. Solar Chimney Applications in Buildings. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45218-5.

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Solar Technical Information Program (U.S.). Solar energy conversion: Buildings applications. Golden, Colo: Solar Energy Research Institute, 1986.

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Edmund, O'Sullivan Patrick, Watt Committee on Energy., and Watt Committee Consultative Council. Meeting, eds. Passive solar energy in buildings. London: Published on behalf of the Watt Committee on Energy by Elsevier Applied Science, 1988.

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Steemers, T. C., ed. Solar Energy Applications to Buildings and Solar Radiation Data. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2961-6.

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Hafemeister, David. "Solar Buildings." In Physics of Societal Issues, 409–30. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9272-6_12.

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Sertorio, L., and G. Tinetti. "Solar buildings." In Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion and Transport, 106–40. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1286-7_5.

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Jankovic, Ljubomir. "Solar gain." In Designing Zero Carbon Buildings, 110–30. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003342342-12.

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Ayompe, L. M. "Solar Thermal Systems." In Energy Performance of Buildings, 349–75. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20831-2_17.

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Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. "Active Solar Technologies." In Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods, 101–32. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47016-6_4.

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Jankovic, Ljubomir. "Solar shading design." In Designing Zero Carbon Buildings, 131–38. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003342342-13.

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Papadopoulou, Elena V. M. "Solar Energy." In Energy Management in Buildings Using Photovoltaics, 33–41. London: Springer London, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2383-5_4.

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Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. "Principles of Solar Design." In Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods, 1–27. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47016-6_1.

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Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. "Advanced Solar Envelope Design." In Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods, 133–66. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47016-6_5.

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Hachem-Vermette, Caroline. "Introduction to Solar Neighborhoods." In Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods, 167–92. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47016-6_6.

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Conference papers on the topic "Solar buildings"

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Pappas, Alexandra, Eric Loew, Tim Scotland-Stewart, and Moncef Krarti. "Impact of Shape on Residential Buildings Energy Performance." In ASME 2005 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2005-76175.

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The impact of the shape on energy performance for residential buildings has been investigated using a series of simulation analyses. The shape of a building is quantified by its compactness relative to a reference building. In this paper, the performance of a prototypical residential building with various shapes is investigated for selected locations in the US. Various window-to-wall ratios are considered in the analysis. The findings indicate that significant energy can be saved when the shape and the window-to-wall ratio of the building are optimized. A simplified evaluation method is provided to help designers assess the impact of basic building architectural features on the energy performance of residential buildings.
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Henze, Gregor P. "Trade-Off Between Energy Consumption and Utility Cost in the Optimal Control of Active and Passive Building Thermal Storage Inventory." In ASME 2004 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2004-65108.

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In contrast to building energy conversion equipment, less improvement has been achieved in thermal energy distribution, storage and control systems in terms of energy efficiency and peak load reduction potential. Cooling of commercial buildings contributes significantly to the peak demand placed on an electrical utility grid. Time-of-use electricity rates are designed to encourage shifting of electrical loads to off-peak periods at night and weekends. Buildings can respond to these pricing signals by shifting cooling-related thermal loads either by precooling the building’s massive structure (passive storage) or by using active thermal energy storage systems such as ice storage. Recent theoretical and experimental work showed that the simultaneous utilization of active and passive building thermal storage inventory can save significant amounts of utility costs to the building operator, yet in many cases at the expense of increased electrical energy consumption. This article investigates an approach to ensure that a commercial building utilizing both thermal batteries does not incur excessive energy consumption. The model-based predictive building controller is modified to trade off energy cost against energy consumption. This work shows that buildings can be operated in a demand-responsive fashion to substantially reduce utility costs, however, at the expense of increased energy consumption. Placing a greater emphasis on energy consumption led to a reduction in the savings potential. In the limiting case of energy-optimal control, the reference control was replicated, i.e., if only energy consumption is of concern, neither active nor passive building thermal storage should be utilized. On the other hand, cost-optimal control suggests strongly utilizing both thermal storage inventories.
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Ebrahim, Mohamed Afzal. "Comparative Thermal Analyses of Adobe and Brick Buildings in Islamabad." In American Solar Energy Society National Solar Conference 2017. Freiburg, Germany: International Solar Energy Society, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18086/solar.2017.01.01.

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Nunez, Alex, and Moncef Krarti. "Comparative Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Comfort for Green and Conventional Office Buildings." In ASME 2004 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2004-65042.

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A comparative analysis was conducted between two office buildings, one constructed using green design and the other erected using traditional building construction methods. As part of the analysis, thermal comfort indicators (using the Predicted Mean Value of Fanger model) were monitored by recording equivalent temperature, air temperature, and relative humidity at each site. The study tests whether office buildings constructed using different design approaches have significantly different indoor thermal environment. The results of the comparative analysis indicate that the green building provides better thermal comfort than the conventional building.
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Yewdall, Zeke, Peter S. Curtiss, and Jan F. Kreider. "Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Market Penetration Analysis." In ASME Solar 2002: International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sed2002-1052.

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An overview of the market potential of various solar electric technologies considers the application to both distributed generation (DG) systems and building integrated systems. The State of California is used as an example of the analysis of system performance, economic return on investment and market penetration over the next decade. California was chosen as a test case because of recent central generation and T&D shortages. In the distributed generation context, solar energy has the potential to meet a large portion of the peak demand of California. With existing tax credits, systems are cost effective in certain locations at the present time. PV can be installed relatively quickly (weeks) on existing residential and commercial buildings with no requirements for the lengthy environmental reviews and siting problems of most power plants; therefore they are the fastest source which can be deployed in most locations in California. The approach in this article uses hourly loads derived from standard simulations. Along with the California building inventory by building type, hourly solar system simulations for standard buildings from each sector (e.g., hospitals, restaurants, schools, offices) and microeconomic calculations, returns on investment for each location and each building type are found. Finally the Bass diffusion model is used to calculate the number of solar modules that will be sold each year for the next decade. Results show that much of the output of the US photovoltaic industry could be economically dispatched in California.
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Zhou, Guo, Moncef Krarti, and Gregor P. Henze. "Parametric Analysis of Active and Passive Building Thermal Storage Utilization." In ASME 2004 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2004-65087.

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Cooling of commercial buildings contributes significantly to the peak demand placed on an electrical utility grid. Time-of-use electricity rates encourage shifting of electrical loads to off peak periods at night and on weekends. Buildings can respond to these pricing signals by shifting cooling-related thermal loads either by precooling the building’s massive structure or by using active thermal energy storage systems such as ice storage. While these two thermal batteries have been engaged separately in the past, this paper investigates the merits of harnessing both storage media concurrently in the context of optimal control for a range of selected parameters. A parametric analysis was conducted utilizing an EnergyPlus-based simulation environment to assess the effects of building mass, electrical utility rates, season and location, economizer operation, central plant size, and thermal comfort. The findings reveal that the cooling-related on-peak electrical demand and utility cost of commercial buildings can be substantially reduced by harnessing both thermal storage inventories using optimal control for a wide range of conditions.
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Wang, Gang, Yujie Cui, David Yuill, and Mingsheng Liu. "Development of Multi-Stack Exhaust System for Laboratory Buildings." In ASME Solar 2002: International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sed2002-1030.

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A multi-stack exhaust system has been developed for use in laboratory buildings. The multi-stack system activates different stacks and uses a variable speed drive (VSD) to change the fan speed when the laboratory exhaust airflow changes. This system satisfies safety requirements and uses less fan power than a conventional system. The typical fan power savings is 40% or higher, depending on the flow usage profile and the exhaust system duct design characteristics. This paper presents the system models and optimization procedures for the design of a multi-stack system.
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Zhai, Zhiqiang. "Numerical Study of Optimal Building Scales With Low Cooling Load in Both Hot and Mild Climatic Regions." In ASME 2006 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2006-99003.

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Natural ventilation is one of the primary strategies for buildings in hot and mild climatic regions to reduce building cooling energy requirement. This paper uses a building energy simulation program and a computational fluid dynamics program to investigate the influence of building scales on building cooling energy consumption with and without natural ventilation. The study examines the energy performance of buildings with different L/W and H/W ratios in both Miami, FL and Los Angeles, CA. The simulation results show the varying trends of natural ventilation potential with increased building scale ratio of L/W and H/W. The comparison of the predicted energy consumptions for twenty buildings discloses the most energy-efficient building scales for rectangular-shape buildings in both hot and mild climates with and without natural ventilation. The study indicates that natural ventilation is more effective in mild climates than in hot climates, which may save cooling energy by 50% and vent fan energy by 70%. The paper analyzes the most suitable seasons for natural ventilation in Miami and Los Angeles. Further simulations indicate that extra cooling benefits associated with more natural ventilation cannot compensate additional heat gains through larger windows.
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"Solar Buildings Research Network." In 2006 IEEE EIC Climate Change Conference. IEEE, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/eicccc.2006.277227.

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Danielmeier, Tobias. "Affordable Net Zero Energy Buildings." In ISES Solar World Congress 2011. Freiburg, Germany: International Solar Energy Society, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.18086/swc.2011.13.05.

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Reports on the topic "Solar buildings"

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Author, Not Given. Solar buildings. Overview: The Solar Buildings Program. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/658301.

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Author, Not Given. Solar buildings program summary. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/7078766.

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Lisell, L., T. Tetreault, and A. Watson. Solar Ready Buildings Planning Guide. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/970752.

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Sharp, M. Keith, and Russell Barnett. Sustainable Buildings. Using Active Solar Power. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1221945.

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Marion, W., and S. Wilcox. Solar radiation data manual for buildings. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/183223.

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Baker, Nicholas, Rafaella Belmonte Monteiro, Alessia Boccalatte, Karine Bouty, Johannes Brozovsky, Cyril Caliot, Rafael Campamà Pizarro, et al. Identification of existing tools and workflows for solar neighborhood planning. Edited by Jouri, Kanters. IEA SHC Task 63, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18777/ieashc-task63-2022-0001.

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Planning for sustainable neighborhoods is a high priority for many cities. It is therefore important to take the right decisions during the planning phase to ensure that important aspects are considered. One of these important aspects is to consider the harvesting of solar energy in the best possible way. It is however difficult to define the best ways to exploit the incoming solar energy. Solar energy can be used by means of active solar energy production, passively by means of daylighting buildings or outside buildings on the ground for direct solar access or thermal comfort. This different usage can sometimes be conflicting (for example at a building level, in order to maximize the photovoltaic production, it may be necessary to use all the surfaces, therefore preventing the access to daylight). The access to daylight in the street is appreciated during cold days, but shading is preferred during the hotter days.
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Horvat, Miljana, and Maria Wall. Solar design of buildings for architects: Review of solar design tools. IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, July 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18777/ieashc-task41-2012-0003.

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Murphy, Pamela. Solar Update - December 2023. IEA SHC, December 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.18777/ieashc-su-2023-0002.

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In this Issue: Solar Energy Buildings: Task 66 / Reflections from the Chair /. EuroSun 2024 / Lightning Retrofits: Task 70 / Solar Academy West Africa / Sunbelt Chiller Development: Task 65 / Collector Label SOLERGY / Solar Thermal at Work: Task 64 / 10 Questions: Task 63 / In the Pipeline / SHC Publications / Solar Members.
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Author, Not Given. Multiyear program plant, 1989--1993: Solar buildings technology program. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6297803.

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Blum, S., M. Holtz, and R. Tavino. Post-construction activities; Passive and hybrid solar low energy buildings. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/5653695.

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