The solar envelope: its meaning for energy and buildings, Building form and environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate
Knowles, R. L., Ratti, C., Raydan, D. and Steemers, K.
2003 Energy and Buildings, 35, 1, 15-25, Energy and Buildings 35 (11) 49-59
Solar access; Solar energy; Solar envelope; Sustainable architecture; Interstitium
Knowles, R. L., Ratti, C., Raydan, D. and Steemers, K., (2003), "The solar envelope: its meaning for energy and buildings, Building form and environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate", Energy and Buildings, 35, 1, 15-25, Energy and Buildings 35 (11) 49-59.
Abstract
The solar envelope, first conceived and tested by the author working with architecture faculty and students at the University of Southern California (USC), regulates development within imaginary boundaries derived from the sun's relative motion. Buildings within this container will not overshadow their surroundings during critical periods of solar access for passive and low-energy architecture. If generally applied as an instrument of zoning, the solar envelope will not only provide for sustainable growth but will open new aesthetic possibilities for architecture and urban design.
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Steemers, K. The Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2EB, UK E-mail: kas11@cam.ac.uk