Solar energy in buildings : thermal balance for efficient heating and cooling / Dorota Chwieduk

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Solar radiation -- fundamentals -- Availability of solar radiation on the Earth -- Shaping building envelope with regard to incident solar radiation -- Photothermal conversion in a building -- Passive utilization of solar energy in a building -- Energy balance of a building with regard to solar radiation exposure -- Active solar systems in buildings -- Buildings "aware" of solar energy impact