How do people apply Built Environment?
Architects and engineers use solar resource information
to help design passive solar and daylight features for buildings. Solar resource
information includes data on how much solar radiation and illuminance are available for
different window orientations, and how they vary.
What does this homepage include?
This homepage mainly based on the topic on Solar Radiation
and Daylighting.
The sun is important in building design for several reasons. It is the source of natural
lighting; the heat from its rays may be utilised to advantage or give rise to severe
discomfort through overheating; and its penetration into buildings, at least in northern
latitudes, is a strongly felt need for many people. Until recently the health-giving
properties of the sun's rays were thought important but medical opinion has changed
considerably on this issue and in addition the germicidal effects of sunshine in interiors
are not now considered significant in relation to modern cleaning methods.
Another aspect of building design which is strongly affected by the sun is the shading of
areas round buildings which can affect both the vegetation and the human enjoyment of
adjacent open spaces.
 Solar Radiation
Daylighting
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