Passive solar urban design: ensuring the penetration of solar energy into the city

Paul Littlefair

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 1998, vol. 2, issue 3, 303-326

Abstract: Site layout has a big impact on the viability of passive solar heating in buildings, as tall obstructions can block low winter sun. This paper reviews a range of tools to predict solar access in obstructed situations. They range from simple angular criteria, through sunpath diagrams and solar gain indicators to computer programs. The paper then examines criteria and techniques that can be used to evaluate solar access in dense urban layouts. Ways to protect solar access to existing buildings are also examined. Many of the techniques currently available are less suited to urban areas at high latitude. The paper suggests alternative approaches.

Date: 1998
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