Architectural Integration and Design of Solar Thermal Systems

Download or read book Architectural Integration and Design of Solar Thermal Systems written by Maria Cristina Munari Probst and published by EPFL Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although solar thermal systems are technologically mature and cost effective, they have not yet been sufficiently used in building design to play an adequate role in the reduction of fossil fuel consumption. One main hindrance to adoption is the generally low architectural design quality of the building integration of these thermal systems. Starting from a definition of architectural integration quality and related criteria, this book is intended to help both architects and manufacturers improve their design work.