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Passive solar systems for heating, daylighting and ventilation for rooms without an equator-facing facade

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  • Garcia-Hansen, V
  • Esteves, A
  • Pattini, A

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Spaces without northerly orientations have an impact on the ‘energy behaviour’ of a building. This paper outlines possible energy savings and better performance achieved by different zenithal solar passive strategies (skylights, roof monitors and clerestory roof windows) and element arrangements across the roof in zones of cold to temperate climates typical of the central and central-southern Argentina. Analyses were undertaken considering daylighting, thermal and ventilation performances of the different strategies. The results indicate that heating, ventilation and lighting loads in spaces without an equator-facing facade can be significantly reduced by implementing solar passive strategies. In the thermal aspect, the solar saving fraction reached for the different strategies were averaged 43.16% for clerestories, 41.4% for roof monitors and 38.86% for skylights for a glass area of 9% to the floor area. The results also indicate average illuminance levels above 500lux for the different clerestory and monitor arrangements, uniformity ratios of 0.66–0.82 for the most distributed arrangements and daylighting factors between 11.78 and 20.30% for clear sky conditions, depending on the strategy. In addition, minimum air changes rates of 4 were reached for the most extreme conditions.

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  • Garcia-Hansen, V & Esteves, A & Pattini, A, 2002. "Passive solar systems for heating, daylighting and ventilation for rooms without an equator-facing facade," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 91-111.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:26:y:2002:i:1:p:91-111
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(01)00089-1
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    1. Gago, E.J. & Muneer, T. & Knez, M. & Köster, H., 2015. "Natural light controls and guides in buildings. Energy saving for electrical lighting, reduction of cooling load," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 1-13.
    2. Stevanović, Sanja, 2013. "Optimization of passive solar design strategies: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 25(C), pages 177-196.
    3. Morrissey, J. & Moore, T. & Horne, R.E., 2011. "Affordable passive solar design in a temperate climate: An experiment in residential building orientation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 568-577.
    4. Feng Qian & Zedao Shi & Li Yang, 2024. "A Review of Green, Low-Carbon, and Energy-Efficient Research in Sports Buildings," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-21, August.
    5. Jifeng Song & Bizuayehu Bogale Dessie & Longyu Gao, 2023. "Analysis and Comparison of Daylighting Technologies: Light Pipe, Optical Fiber, and Heliostat," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-30, July.
    6. Monghasemi, Nima & Vadiee, Amir, 2018. "A review of solar chimney integrated systems for space heating and cooling application," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P2), pages 2714-2730.
    7. Zhai, X.Q. & Song, Z.P. & Wang, R.Z., 2011. "A review for the applications of solar chimneys in buildings," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 15(8), pages 3757-3767.

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