Tropical design assignment

Passive heating and cooling.

The practice of using certain architectural technologies to help regulate inside temperature by
harnessing the Sun's radiation selectively and beneficially in an attempt to enhance energy
efficiency is known as passive solar heating and cooling, or simply passive solar design. When
exposed to the Sun, the building or some component of it takes advantage of the natural energy
properties of materials. These passive systems are typically simple, with few moving parts, and
hence require little maintenance.

The engineering required to produce these systems entails carefully selecting and identifying
the right orientation of materials for the building envelope, which includes the walls, floors, roofs,
windows, and glazing materials. Passive heating and cooling catches or shields solar radiation
strategically.

To warm or cool a building, solar heating and cooling systems use natural processes such as
conduction, convection, and radiation. As a result, they require little to no external energy to
operate and can help improve a home's energy efficiency. Solar radiation heats structures when
the sun shines. This solar energy is transformed into heat and carried into the building via hot
air or water. The temperature of a home can be controlled by carefully catching or shading
against this radiation. Furthermore, heat gained from solar insolation can be stored for later use.
In the winter, capturing solar radiation helps to warm the area, while in the summer, shading
from solar radiation cools the room. As a result, using insulation and thermal mass to prevent
overcooling in the winter is critical. Similarly, in the summer, employing shading technologies in
conjunction with windows and glazing is critical in minimizing overheating.

To prevent applying air conditioning or a heater, passive heating and cooling technologies are
used. To achieve energy efficiency, many of the most advanced approaches for home
temperature management use passive methods. There are a lot of technologies that selectively
capture or shield the Sun's energy to heat or cool a building without using a heater or air
conditioner. Operable windows, solar chimneys, solar walls, and Trompe walls are examples of
this technology.
By absorbing or expelling heat from solar radiation, these systems regulate internal space
temperatures. Shading technology can also be applied to lower warmth in strategic ways. The
amount of solar radiation entering a space is lowered by constructing places where shade may
be increased or decreased, keeping the room cool without the usage of air conditioning.