Solar gain (also known as solar heat gain or passive solar gain) is the increase in thermal energy of a space, object or structure as it absorbs incident...

enhance solar energy collection, storage, and use, and reduce undesirable heat transfer. Passive solar technologies include direct and indirect solar gain for...

there will usually be an opportunity to take advantage of the passive solar gain by having more glazing on either the front or the back of the building...

either passive solar or active solar depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Active solar techniques include...

low thermal transmittance of having four or more glazing layers enables solar gain to be adequately managed directly by the window glazing itself. In Nordic...

window) in a building. It is the ratio of solar gain (due to direct sunlight) passing through a glass unit to the solar energy which passes through 3mm Clear...

position of the Sun is a major factor in the heat gain of buildings and in the performance of solar energy systems. Accurate location-specific knowledge...

Solar water heating (SWH) is heating water by sunlight, using a solar thermal collector. A variety of configurations are available at varying cost to...

taken to ensure the building loads are not excessively increased due to solar gain. The intent of a green building design is to curtail the demand on non-renewable...

that used little to no energy. These designs often utilized expansive solar-gain windows, which used the sun as a heat source. However, superinsulation...