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0.
TEAM BUILDING ENSURE FROM START ALL NEEDED COMPETENCES IN ENERGY, CONSTRUCTION,
ARCHITECTURE.
Unglazed
flat plate
hydraulic
collectors
Unglazed
plastic
hydraulic
collectors
Unglazed
flat plate
air
collectors
Vacuum
tube
hydraulic
collectors
0.
START FROM
SOLAR THERMAL
TECHNOLOGY TYPE
Glazed
flat plate
hydraulic
collectors
Concentrating
hydraulic
collectors
2.
WITHIN THE CHOSEN
TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFY
THE COLLECTOR
CHARACTERISTIC
S
AFFECTING THE
BUILDING APPEARANCE
BASIC FORM
of collector module characterized by
MATERIAL
of system external layer characterized by
MODULE
SHAPE
MODULE
SIZE
MODULE
JOINTING
SURFACE
TEXTURE
SURFACE
FINISH
SURFACE
COLOUR
BUILDING INTEGRATION:
COLLECTOR AS PART OF A CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
3.
FOR EACH
CHARACTERSTIC
LISTED ABOVE
FIND THE BEST
ACCEPTABLE/SUITABLE
OPTIONS IN TERMS OF
ENERGY
PERFORMANCES
(COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY)
USERS' AESTHETIC PREFERENCES
AND REQUIRED FREEDOM
PRODUCTION
FEASABILITY,
SUITABLE STANDARDISATION, AND COSTS
3.
CONSIDER AND
BALANCE ALL THESE
NEEDS FOR AN
OPTIMIZED
COLLECTOR DESIGN
FINALIZE COLLECTOR DESIGN
Figure 17.1.1
Design methodology (Munari Probst and Roecker, 2007).
Towards BIST systems, the Solar Heating and Cooling program (SHC) of the
International Energy Agency (IEA) created a Task called the Successful Architectural
Implementation of Solar Thermal Systems Project Database. The project database was
initiated by Task 39 with support from Task 41 (Solar Energy and Architecture) and
Task 37 (Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar and Conservation) and is now
online. Some representative cases of BIST systems are included in Figure 17.1.2.
From the four examples in the figure, some characteristics are apparent regarding
the grade of integration, and pose two questions: (i) has the collector participating
in the building envelope any additional function other than to produce heat?; and (ii)
how does the collector fit in with the building's aesthetics?
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