Solar energy in buildings : thermal balance for efficient heating and cooling /

• Main Author: Chwieduk, Dorota (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, [2014]
• Edition: First edition.
• Subjects: Ηλιακή θέρμανση; Ηλιακή ενέργεια; Κτήρια > Εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας

Table of Contents:

• Solar radiation - fundamentals
• Availability of solar radiation on the Earth
• Shaping building envelope with regard to incident solar radiation
• Photothermal conversion in a building
• Passive utilization of solar energy in a building
• Energy balance of a building with regard to solar radiation exposure
• Active solar systems in buildings
• Buildings "aware" of solar energy impact.