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PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Solar Energy
CONT

Passive solar building design: A building design that uses structural elements of a building to heat and cool a building, without the use of mechanical equipment, which requires careful consideration of the local climate and solar energy resource, building orientation, and landscape features ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

[...] bâtiment [chauffé] en l'orientant par rapport au soleil [et] en récupérant et stockant [la] chaleur [de ce dernier].

Spanish

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