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    Passive solar, indirect gain works by orienting homes and buildings to face south to maximize sunlight exposure. Sunlight enters through south-facing glass and warms interior thermal mass materials like concrete floors and walls. Insulation and shading prevent heat loss and overheating. Key advantages are reduced energy costs and usage, while disadvantages include higher retrofit costs and lack of control over exterior sunlight factors. Cooling is allowed through convective airflow and shading like overhangs and trees.

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    Passive solar, indirect gain works by orienting homes and buildings to face south to maximize sunlight exposure. Sunlight enters through south-facing glass and warms interior thermal mass materials like concrete floors and walls. Insulation and shading prevent heat loss and overheating. Key advantages are reduced energy costs and usage, while disadvantages include higher retrofit costs and lack of control over exterior sunlight factors. Cooling is allowed through convective airflow and shading like overhangs and trees.

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    Passive solar, indirect gain works by orienting homes and buildings to face south to maximize sunlight exposure. Sunlight enters through south-facing glass and warms interior thermal mass materials like concrete floors and walls. Insulation and shading prevent heat loss and overheating. Key advantages are reduced energy costs and usage, while disadvantages include higher retrofit costs and lack of control over exterior sunlight factors. Cooling is allowed through convective airflow and shading like overhangs and trees.

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    Passive solar, indirect gain works by orienting homes and buildings to face south to maximize sunlight exposure. Sunlight enters through south-facing glass and warms interior thermal mass materials like concrete floors and walls. Insulation and shading prevent heat loss and overheating. Key advantages are reduced energy costs and usage, while disadvantages include higher retrofit costs and lack of control over exterior sunlight factors. Cooling is allowed through convective airflow and shading like overhangs and trees.

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    PASSIVE SOLAR

    Indirect Gain
    How does
    Passive solar,
    Indirect
    gain, work?
    How does Passive solar, Indirect gain, work?
    thermal mass Insulated ceiling
    Non
    Orientation –
    North facing vented
    thermal
    Thermal
    wall wall
    absorbs
    heat
    glass
    Insulated
    wall

    Insulated concrete floor


    Vented
    warm air thermal wall
    (Trombe wall)
    air

    cooler air
    Advantages of Passive Solar, Indirect Gain:
    • Save money on power bills
    • Reduces energy usage by around 25 percent
    • Low additional cost in new builds
    Disadvantages of Passive Solar, Indirect
    Gain:
    • Expensive to fit into older buildings
    • Specialist skills to install
    • Exterior factors beyond control can block sunlight from
    reaching the building
    • Thick thermal walls take up more space than standard
    walls, reducing available interior area
    Ventilation Shading

    Roof
    overhang
    How cooling
    is allowed
    for? Warm air
    Trees
    Convective
    cooling
    Cool air
    Thermal mass materials
    Case study
    Image source: CCANZ Trombe Walls
    Kansas University, Facility for Collaborative
    Research in Sustainable Energy
    • How does this system work? 
    • What are some key advantages and disadvantages (points for and
    against use)? 
    • Include sectional diagrams (minimum of one) explaining materials and
    how the system works. In particular: glass, insulation, thermal mass and
    orientation. 
    • Give examples of materials that are suitable to function as thermal
    mass. Present case studies / examples / illustrations of your subject for
    both vented and non‐vented Trombe walls (1 minimum).  
    • How can cooling be allowed for?
    References
    • http://www.solar365.com/green-homes/heating-ac/indirect-gain-passive-solar-homes
    • https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-0716-0684-1_372
    • http://cqm.rs/2018/cd1/pdf/papers/focus_1/32.pdf
    • https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/dont-pass-on-passive-solar-heating#pros-cons
    • https://sustainability.williams.edu/green-building-basics/passive-solar-design/
    • https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/passive-solar-home-design

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