PASSIVE SOLAR ARCHITECTURE

Doç. Dr. Gülsu ULUKAVAK HARPUTLUGÄ°L

“Solar architecture is not about fashion, it is about survival”.

                                                         Sir Norman Foster

Passive solar buildings are designed to collect energy from the sun to provide heating and lighting within the buildings, and to reject solar energy when it can lead to overheating.

Successful passive solar architecture has not only to combine solar heating daylighting, and passive cooling but has also to create good external layouts and appearances, together with pleasant internal arrangements.

This is the challenge for the students. After comprehending basic principles of solar architecture, the students are expected to design a passive solar building considering passive solar design basis.