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TOITURE-BASSIN [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Construction Methods
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Solar Energy
CONT

Its heating and cooling system consists of four south-facing, sawtooth clerestories and a masonry interior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction modernes
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Refroidissement d’un bâtiment ou d’un dispositif de stockage thermique(toiture-bassin) par l'émission d’un rayonnement infrarouge vers la voûte céleste.

CONT

Sous les climats chauds et secs, tous les procédés de chauffage solaire passif sont compatibles avec la mise en place d’une réfrigération naturelle, car chaque pièce possède sa propre inertie thermique intérieure.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

Flat roof designed to hold a quantity of water which acts as a cooling device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
CONT

Certains toits, appelés "toitures-bassins" sont conçus pour retenir une mince nappe d’eau sur toute la surface du toit pour le refroidissement par évaporation en été, souvent avec une alimentation en eau sur le toit.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

A passive solar collection system in which plastic bags of water on the roof are appropriately exposed or insulated during the day and night depending on the thermal requirements of the building for summer and winter operation. Heat transfer (into or out of the bags) to the structure is directly through the ceiling.

CONT

Horizontally positioned collectors that hold a reservoir of water on the roof of a building are called roof ponds or Hay collectors, after Harold Hay, who developed the system.

OBS

Principle same as the water Trombe wall ... but placed on the roof. The only means of heat distribution is by radiation through a metal ceiling. Moveable insulation is necessary to reduce unwanted heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Un bassin de toiture est constitué d’un réservoir en plastique transparent rempli d’eau et placé sur un toit métallique peint en noir. Ce système, breveté sous le nom de Skytherm, a été développé pour combiner le chauffage solaire d’hiver et la climatisation d’été par rayonnement nocturne.

Key term(s)
  • Skytherms

Spanish

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