Passive solar building design

incoming solar radiation is about 3.8 million EJ per year and it can satisfy the entire energy demand if utilise correctly [2]. The use of solar energy is usually identified in two contexts: passive solar energy systems, which use natural processed without mechanical equipment and no additional energy and active solar energy systems, which utilise solar energy with the assistance of mechanical equipment [3]. Solar thermal collectors, photovoltaics,…

in these two buildings, the ventilation still has very small values, due to the closing massive walls towards the outside and opening towards the inside in the origin design, and the semi-closed windows later during the operation. Both buildings need an increase of ventilation ranging between 0.06-0.1 m/s comparing with 0.15 m/s of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard for occupant comfort (ANSI/ASHRAE 1992), taking into account the consideration of conservation collections. In the case of using passive…

engineering and construction industry there is a growing awareness that the effective design of sustainable buildings results from an accurate optimization process of all the variables that are involved and interrelated in meeting the various sustainability goals in the field of energy, indoor environmental quality, water management, and sustainable materials [1][2]. For that reason, current frameworks for the building design process rely on a high degree of interdisciplinary collaboration…

Green architecture is an approach to building, also known as green building or construction or even sustainable building has become more popular in the last 25 to 30 years, is the practice of creating an environmentally responsible that has the structure and resource effect throughout a building lifestyle from design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. Green building are designed to make the classical buildings concern about the economy, utility, durability and…

The Green Building is a comprehensive concept starts with knowing that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as well as people who live in buildings every day. Green Building is an attempt to amplify the positive and mitigate the negative effects of this throughout the entire life cycle of the building. The objective of green building concept is to develop buildings which use the natural resources to the…

Photovoltaics convert sunlight directly into electricity. Solar thermal generators use sunlight to heat water and produce electricity from steam. Hydro-electric power plant generates electricity. Tidal power seems to be the most successful development of energy from the ocean. Wind power is used to produce electricity…

However, when building adjacent to existing structures, it is common practice to attempt to design your structure so that it fits in to the neighborhood and does not stick out like a big ugly thumb. In the case of the Austinmer Beach House, the existing structures adjacent to the beach house allowed for the design of the beach house to be more creative and provide a different, but positive aesthetic experience. Even though it is common practice, it is not always followed, and the design of the…

The Fair Housing Act is an act creating seven basic guidelines that must be met in compliance with the access requirements of the Act. The guidelines require are that the buildings to be must have an accessible entrance on an accessible course, that the building must include reachable common and public use areas, as well as handy (informal) doors that are usable for a person in a wheelchair. The home must also have an accessible route in and out of the dwelling. Light switches, electrical…

People may suggest that everyday energy used is from power plants, which stores energy to power a whole city. It is usually thought of renewable resources, such as water, the sun, wind, etc., to be nothing but ordinary resources. Without individuals really thinking about it, they can use the everyday resources to power energy through many types of technologies used today. People have created machinery that can use the renewable resources for energy. There may be disadvantages, but current energy…

is a potential nuclear accident, such as Chernobyl that has posed serious health risks on people and the environment. Solar Energy- Solar energy is power that is sourced from the sun. The nuclear fusion reactions occurring in the sun converts hydrogen atoms into helium creating colossal amounts of by-product in the form of energy the radiates onto earth and beyond the solar system. This radiation energy can be harnessed with Photovoltaic cells. This happens when the photons from the sun…