Passive & active use of solar radiation

Direct gain Greenhouse Heat storage Hybrid Active Active + Pump

Heat pump
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Bu ild ing H e a ting Lig h ting Ove rh e a t I nte rna l P e rio d
typ e ne e d s ne e d s risk s g a ins o f u se

Ho u sing h ig h me d iu m lo w lo w h ig h

Office m e d iu m h ig h h ig h m e d iu m limite d

Sch o o l me d iu m h ig h me d iu m me d iu m limite d

Ho sp ital h ig h me d iu m me d iu m lo w h ig h

Re ta il lo w va ria b le h ig h h ig h me d iu m

I nd u stry lo w me d iu m va ria b le va ria b le limite d

Passive systems:
-- based on architectural design
-- to be adapted to the buildings function/needs
Direct gain Greenhouse Heat storage Hybrid
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Direct gain
good thermal quality of window
proper orientation
other factors
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Winter
Direct gain
Greenhouse
Heat collection during the day
Buffer during the night

Summer
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Direct gain
Greenhouse
Heat collection during the day
Buffer during the night
Design constraints
Draw-backs
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Direct gain Winter overcast

Greenhouse
Double-skin faade
housing vs. offices Winter sunny

Summer
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Direct gain
Greenhouse
Double-skin faade
Heat storage wall
stores heat in wall mass
adds to direct gain
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Direct gain
Greenhouse
Double-skin faade
Heat storage wall
100

Thermal storage captor

90
80
70
coverage of hot water needs : (%) 60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4
m per
2
(m2 parperson
personne)
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Direct gain
Greenhouse
Double-skin faade
Heat storage wall
Thermal storage captor
Photovoltac cells (PV)
excitment of silicone electrons
efficiency 10% to 18%
 Passive & active use of solar radiation
Youth Hostel of monastery in Bavaria (Herzog + Partner)
Choi Institute of Asian Research (Matsuzaki Wright Arch.)