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Passive solar energy and thermal mass: the implications of environmental analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2001

Rob Marsh ,
Michael Lauring  and
Ebbe Holleris Petersen
Rob Marsh
Affiliation:
Aarhus School of Architecture, Nørreport 20, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; rob.marsh@a-aarhus.dk
Michael Lauring
Affiliation:
Aarhus School of Architecture, Nørreport 20, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Ebbe Holleris Petersen
Affiliation:
Danish Building Research Institute, Dr Neergaards vej 15, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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Abstract

The utilization of solar energy involves an interplay between heating demand and the use of building materials. It is therefore important to use environmental analysis methodologies which take into account the effects of building materials. Two typical construction types, lightweight timber-based and heavyweight concrete-based, are therefore compared using specific housing forms. These forms represent differing passive solar strategies that can be seen in contemporary Danish housing. The results highlight the diversity of effective environmental design strategies available to architects.

Type
environmental design
Information
arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 79 - 89
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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