Alternate energy systems in

Architecture

Why is it important ?
Resource depletion

Global warming

Relevance to the Building

Industry?
Buildings are
responsible for 40
% of the total
energy
70% of this
energy is used to
heat or cool these
buildings.
21% green house
gas emission come
from the buildings.

 Use natural energy (sun, wind,

geothermal, biomass etc.) to
conserve conventional energy
for achieving thermal comfort.
Thermal comfort refers to
comfortable indoor conditions
(temperature, humidity, air
movement)

introduction

Sun is the only Source of

day light on earth.
( One should be clear that the light
coming to earth due to scattering in
space is not considered as daylight ,
for example moon light.)

Daylight Area: Area with in the

relevant contour.
Daylight Penetration:
The maximum
distance to which a given daylight factor contour
penetrates into the room

Technical info

1.
2.
3.
4.

Intensity
Flux
illumination
Illuminance

1.Intensity(I):

amount of light emmitted by the source

mesured in candela(cd)

One candela = intensity of 1/60 cm2 uniformaly emmitting black body radiator at the mpt of platinum(3223 F)

2.Flux(f):

amount of flow of light, per unit solid angle

mesured in lumens(lm)

One lumen= flow of light emitted by a unit intensity point source within a unit solid angle

Technical info

1.
2.
3.
4.

Intensity
Flux
illumination
Illuminance

3.illumination(e):

amount of flux falling per unit area

mesured in lux

One Lux = unit flux falling upon a unit area, i.e. Lm/m2.

4.illuminance(l):

brightness of surface
measures in apostilb(asb) or cd/m2

Defined as:
1.If a Light source is of 1cd intensity having surface area of 1 m2 , its illuminace is 1cd/m2

Technical info

sun

Altitude

Azimuth

Azimuth: Angle between the meridians passing through the position of sun and the north point.

Altitude: Angular distance of any point of celestial sphere , measured from the horizon, on the great circle,
passing through the body.

Foot prints

STRATEGIES

Clerestories
Sky lights
Light shelves
Light pipe
Atria/light wells
Saw tooth
Fresnel lenses/ Holographic
films

FOOT PRINT

ATRIUM

Skylight

Light shelve

Light well

Light pipes

FOOT PRINT

CELESTORIES

Saw tooth

The solar furnace at Odeillo

Largest Solar Powered Building

Dezhou, Shangdong Province in
northwest China