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    This document discusses the principles and techniques of passive solar building design. It emphasizes the importance of proper south orientation to maximize solar gain in winter months. Thermal mass and an insulated building envelope are used to regulate indoor temperatures by absorbing heat from sunlight. Direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain systems are described to collect, store, and distribute solar energy for heating. When integrated into building design, solar components can provide heating and electricity while enhancing aesthetics and reducing long-term energy costs.

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    This document discusses the principles and techniques of passive solar building design. It emphasizes the importance of proper south orientation to maximize solar gain in winter months. Thermal mass and an insulated building envelope are used to regulate indoor temperatures by absorbing heat from sunlight. Direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain systems are described to collect, store, and distribute solar energy for heating. When integrated into building design, solar components can provide heating and electricity while enhancing aesthetics and reducing long-term energy costs.

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    This document discusses the principles and techniques of passive solar building design. It emphasizes the importance of proper south orientation to maximize solar gain in winter months. Thermal mass and an insulated building envelope are used to regulate indoor temperatures by absorbing heat from sunlight. Direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain systems are described to collect, store, and distribute solar energy for heating. When integrated into building design, solar components can provide heating and electricity while enhancing aesthetics and reducing long-term energy costs.

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    This document discusses the principles and techniques of passive solar building design. It emphasizes the importance of proper south orientation to maximize solar gain in winter months. Thermal mass and an insulated building envelope are used to regulate indoor temperatures by absorbing heat from sunlight. Direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain systems are described to collect, store, and distribute solar energy for heating. When integrated into building design, solar components can provide heating and electricity while enhancing aesthetics and reducing long-term energy costs.

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    The key takeaways are that solar design utilizes the sun's energy for heating and lighting through techniques like orientation, thermal mass, insulation and solar gain. It can reduce energy costs and is environmentally friendly.

    The principles of solar design are that it is free after initial costs, available everywhere, clean energy that reduces fossil fuel use, and can be integrated into buildings to reduce energy distribution needs. Proper orientation accounts for most of passive solar design success.

    The different types of solar heating techniques are direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain which collect solar radiation in different ways like directly, through thermal storage, or in isolated areas.

    CONTENT

    INTRODUCTION THE PRINCIPLE OF SOLAR DESIGN ORIENTATION THERMAL MASS & INSULATION SOLAR HEATING SOLAR GAIN FUNCTION ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES CONCLUSION REFERENCE

    INTRODUCTION
    Solar building design has been used since ancient times. In the more recent past, it has been more or less ignored as impractical, complicated, or too expensive. Incorporating the suns energy into the design of the built environment, however, is practical, simple, and affordable. Ancient civilizations knew that orientation to the sun was an important factor in the layout of their cities and homes. As the knowledge and technology of using solar, wind, and water sources evolves, owner-builders and building professionals alike will have a greater opportunity to incorporate energy-conserving strategies into any project. Passive solar design integrates a combination of building features to reduce or even eliminate the need for mechanical cooling and heating and daytime artificial lighting. Designers and builders pay particular attention to the sun to minimize heating and cooling needs. The design does not need to be complex, but it does involve knowledge of solar geometry, window technology, and local climate. Given the proper building site, virtually any type of architecture can integrate passive solar design. Passive solar heating techniques generally fall into one of three categories: direct gain, indirect gain, and isolated gain. Direct gain is solar radiation that directly penetrates and is stored in the living space. Indirect gain collects, stores, and distributes solar radiation using some thermal storage material (e.g., Tromb wall). Conduction, radiation, or convection then transfers the energy indoors. Isolated gain systems (e.g., sunspace) collect solar radiation in an area that can be selectively closed off or opened to the rest of the house. America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challengesour dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warmingwhile also boosting our economy.

    THE PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR DESIGN


    Free after recovering up front capital costs. Payback time can be relatively short. Available everywhere and inexhaustible. Clean, reducing demand for fossil fuels and hydroelectricity, and their environmental drawbacks. Can be building-integrated, which can reduce energy distribution needs.

    Orientation
    Buildings incorporating passive solar design rely on the sun, wind, and the earth to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures. Proper orientation accounts for more than 80% of the success of passive solar design. The prevailing wind should be used for cooling and ventilation. Earth berms can protect the house from cold winds. The Caspar Point house is built into the earth on the north and west sides to protect it from the prevailing wind. The berms also increase the depth of the houses connection with the earth to take advantage of the more constant below-grade temperatures. Two stories of glazing open the house to the south for solar gain and a view of the ocean. The exposed greenhouse acts as a heater where tomatoes thrive through the year. The sun enters the building through the greenhouse entry, a sunspace off of each bedroom, and large view windows in the main living spaces. Overhangs are sized to shade the windows in the summertime while letting the suns rays fully penetrate in the winter, ensuring maximum direct gain in thermal storage walls and concrete floors.

    Thermal Mass and Insulating Envelope

    Thermal mass within a building regulates interior temperatures. The mass absorbs heat on sunny days and prevents overheating. At night, the stored heat is radiated into the building. The thermal mass at Caspar Point consists of 100 yards of structural concrete. The insulating envelope extends to below grade on exterior walls to integrate the foundations structural function with its ability to store heat. At Caspar the slab is insulated from the earth with R-11 insulation, the exterior walls are wrapped with R-19 insulation, and R-30 was used in the ceilings to create an insulating envelope.

    Solar Heating

    Flat plate solar collectors mounted on south elevations can be used to provide solar heated liquid for space and domestic water heating. Two large flat plate collectors are integrated into the south-facing roof above the stairwell. The heated liquid thermo siphons into a tank. The heat stored in the tank is then pumped through pipes embedded in the slab floor to place the heat where it does the most good. A heat exchanger in the solar tank is used to provide domestic hot water

    Solar Gain
    The south side is open to the sun with an attached greenhouse on the lowest level and large windows that let in the winter sun but is shaded from the high summer sun. Photovoltaic (PV) panels are mounted above flat plate collectors on either side of the sun space/greenhouse to run pumps which distribute heated liquid through radiant floor pipes embedded in the floor slab. Heated air rises naturally through the house, controlled by the opening and closing of doors at various levels. Flat plate collectors are also installed on the shed roof over the south-facing 4th and 5th floor windows. These roof-integrated panels heat water for domestic use and a hot tub built into the roof deck. The first floor is buried to take advantage of the earths more constant temperature. The walls were wrapped with R-19 rigid insulation above and below grade, and R-11 insulation was used underneath the slab in order to prevent the heat stored in the thermal mass from escaping to the outside.

    Cost Savings
    The PV roof costs which is approximately equal to the cost of a non-roof-integrated PV panel in need of a mounting structure or tracker. Orienting the PV roof to the south is the only requirement for efficient operation. The value of energy production over the 50-year life expectancy of the roof more than justifies the initial cost which will be recuperated in 10-15 years of use.

    FUNCTION

    ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES


    The first floor is buried to take advantage of the earths more constant temperature. This project is very cost saving. Eco-friendly environment. Power saving.

    DISADVANTAGES
    The output is low despite the fact that the set up cost is high.

    CONCLUSION
    In the past, solar components were regarded as unconventional and visually unpleasing additions to buildings. When solar components are integrated into the skin of a building, they eliminate the need for the material they replace and blend in with the structure. New solar materials can enhance the aesthetics of both traditional and contemporary structures while providing a clean and self-reliant energy supply. These four projects show that the technologies available to gather and conserve energy do not add significantly to initial expense but do lower the long-term cost.

    Reference
    1) 2) 3) 4) http://www.seminarstopics.com/seminar/solar-building-design http://www.wikipedia.com http://www.google.com/images Environment America Research & Policy Center, written by Rob Sargent

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