Solar Passive

Hostel Jodhpur
Architect Vinod Gupta
Materials and Method of Construction
• The protection of the roof and its treatment is
important becauseit is a major source of
summer heat gain.
• The roof has been insulated by providing
small inverted terracotta pots over the stone
slabs and filling up the intervening spaces
with lime concrete
• Stone masonry has been used for walls
because it is a local material and can provide
good thermal mass to balance out diurnal
temperature variations. The wall thickness
varies from0.30 m to 0.45 m
• The wind tower helps to ventilate the
heat out of the room during late
evenings and nights
• The most commonly used building
material in Jodhpur is stone sourced
locally.Blocks of this light-coloured
stone have been used for walls in the
building.Large slabs of stone have
been used for the roofing, staircases,
partitions, and lintels over windows.
Roof Insulation
• The roof has been insulated by providing small inverted terracotta pots
over the stone slabs and filling up the intervening spaces with lime
concrete. Since very few manufactured materials have been used, this
is a low embodied energy building.
Window Design
• Since the university is normally on vacation during the worst summer
months, winter comfort is as important as summer comfort. South-
facing windows have been provided in most of the rooms.To prevent
heat loss during night, solid timber shutters have been provided in
addition to glass ones.
 Passive Solar Heating Systems

• The goal of all passive solar heating systems is to capture the sun's heat
within the building's material and release that heat during periods when
the sun is not shining.
• Primary elements of passive solar heating are :
• Thermal mass to absorb, store, and distribute heat.
• South-facing windows are designed to let the sun's heat in while
insulating against the cold.
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