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12 feb 2012ES-SO Manual Solar Shading for Low Energy Buildings

This book is about solar shading, its influence on the energy balance and energy consumption of a building. As buildings account for almost 40% of total primary energy use in Europe, pressure has grown to make them more energy-efficient. The savings potential is huge: it is not rare today to have buildings that consume more than 250 kWh/m²a, whereas state-of-the-art technology in modern buildings shows figures well below 100 kWh/m²a. Several countries are working on legislation limiting maximum energy use to 50 kWh/m²a by the year 2015 or shortly after that. At the same time, Passive and Active house technology is gaining market share and the European Parliament has said that it would like all new buildings to be near zero energy from 2019 onwards.
Solar shading is a term we use to cover all the techniques to limit the entry of excessive solar energy, ranging from shade trees over fixed awnings to fully automated blinds and shutters. Outdoor weather conditions – light and heat – change constantly in the course of one day. That’s why, in the context of this book, there is some emphasis on automated solar shading systems (blinds, awnings, shutters, etc) so that optimum effect can be obtained.

 

 

 

 

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