Sentences with phrase «passive solar design during»

While most research in passive solar design during the 1970s was directed at individual buildings, one man began forty years of research into solar oriented cities: Ralph Knowles, professor emeritus at the USC's School of Architecture and author of three fascinating books on the topic (1974, 1981, 2006).

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You probably know that a key feature of passive solar design is to construct your eaves in such a way that you block unwanted summer sun, while allowing those warming rays in during the winter, when you need them most.

A good example of passive solar is using sunlight to light a room during the daytime or designing a home or building so that it captures the sun's energy to keep it warm in winter and cool in summer.