Chwieduk, Dorota,

Solar energy in buildings thermal balance for efficient heating and cooling / [[Book] :] Dorota Chwieduk, D.Sc., Ph.D. M.Sc., Mech. Eng. energy and Buildings. - First edition. - Amsterdam : academic press is an imprint of elsevier, 2014. - xvi, 362 pages : illustratons ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Solar radiation - fundamentals -- Availability of solar radiation on the Earth -- Shaping building envelope with regard to incident solar radiation -- Photothermal conversion in a building -- Passive utilization of solar energy in a building -- Energy balance of a building with regard to solar radiation exposure -- Active solar systems in buildings -- Buildings "aware" of solar energy impact.

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Building-integrated photovoltaic systems.
Solar thermal energy.
Solar buildings.
Energy conservation.

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