Publisher's Synopsis
This volume brings together 192 conference papers on a specific approach to architectural design. The papers cover the following conference sessions: passive solar systems; active solar systems; photovoltaics in the building sector; building design tools; integration of components; solar urban infrastructure; performance of solar buildings; proposals for a new working frame; and examples of integration of solar technologies in architecture and of bioclimatic architecture.;In addition, the volume includes documented workshops on: solar architecture; applicaion of solar energy in monumental buildings and museums; solar energy in urban centres; and building for the environmental millennium.
