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SuStainable tropical building deSign
www.cairns.qld.gov.au2.1 paSSive deSign ‘Passive design’ is design that works with the environment to exclude unwanted heat or cold and take advantage of sun and breezes, therefore avoiding or minimising the need for mechanical heating or cooling. Passive design in the tropics means designing a building to make the most of natural light and cooling
Your Home Technical Manual - 4.1 Passive Design
www.hansonprecast.com.aupassive design 70 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 DESIGN FOR CLIMATE 4.6 passive Cooling Passive cooling is the least expensive means of cooling your home. It is appropriate for all Australian climates.
Construction in Ethiopia - Humanitarian Library
www.humanitarianlibrary.orgClimatic Design of Buildings The decision to incorporate climatic design criteria is based on the climatic conditions prevailing in a given area. The most common design parameters employed in passive design of buildings in Ethiopia include orienta-tion, shading, ventilation, glazing and terminal properties of materials. Building materials
The History of Solar
www1.eere.energy.govusing solar water heating and passive design. This solar system has been continuously operating since that time and the Bridgers-Paxton Building, is now in the National Historic Register as the world’s first solar heated office building. 1956 William Cherry, U.S. Signal Corps Laboratories, approaches RCA Labs’ Paul