Solar energy in buildings thermal balance for efficient heating and cooling - Chwieduk, Dorota (Amsterdam : academic press is an imprint of elsevier, 2014)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Building-integrated photovoltaic systems; Solar thermal energy; Solar buildings; Energy conservation