Solar energy in buildings :thermal balance for efficient heating and cooling
San Diego, Calif.
Academic Press
2014
xvi, 362 pages : illustratons ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dorota Chwieduk
First edition
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