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<p>Existing approaches to indoor environmental quality in single-family residential buildings have been described, identifying their optimal preferred parameters for maintaining a human-healthy environment. The energy requirements for maintaining basic building systems (lighting, cooking, heating, ventilation, cooling) have been analyzed. Passive and active sources of energy production have been analyzed, prosumer buildings have been considered, and methods of obtaining maximum energy in winter periods and avoiding overheating of the building in summer periods have been discussed. Process schemes of using active shadow structures as an integral element with other systems acquiring energy from RES in single-family residential buildings have been presented. Architectural aspects of the use of energy-active shadow structures in residential buildings (single – family houses) have been presented together with alternative solutions. This paper presents process diagrams of the use of energy-active shadow integrated with other renewable energy sources used in single-family buildings, such as: BIPV, PVT and heat pumps, benefiting indoor environmental quality. Architectural considerations for the use of energy-active shadow structures in single-family homes have been presented along with alternative solutions. The purpose of this paper is to present a concept (especially effective in the summer) for an additional way to harvest electricity from energy-active shadows in single-family houses.</p>
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Existing approaches to indoor environmental quality in single-family residential buildings have been described, identifying their optimal preferred parameters for maintaining a human-healthy environment. The energy requirements for maintaining basic building systems (lighting, cooking, heating, ventilation, cooling) have been analyzed. Passive and active sources of energy production have been analyzed, prosumer buildings have been considered, and methods of obtaining maximum energy in winter periods and avoiding overheating of the building in summer periods have been discussed. Process schemes of using active shadow structures as an integral element with other systems acquiring energy from RES in single-family residential buildings have been presented. Architectural aspects of the use of energy-active shadow structures in residential buildings (single – family houses) have been presented together with alternative solutions. This paper presents process diagrams of the use of energy-active shadow integrated with other renewable energy sources used in single-family buildings, such as: BIPV, PVT and heat pumps, benefiting indoor environmental quality. Architectural considerations for the use of energy-active shadow structures in single-family homes have been presented along with alternative solutions. The purpose of this paper is to present a concept (especially effective in the summer) for an additional way to harvest electricity from energy-active shadows in single-family houses.

Energy-Active Shadow Structures in Single-Family Buildings – Application Possibilities and Architectural Conditions

Academy of Silesia, Faculty of Architecture

Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Faculty of Architecture

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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Existing approaches to indoor environmental quality in single-family residential buildings have been described, identifying their optimal preferred parameters...

Energy-Active Shadow Structures in Single-Family Buildings – Application Possibilities and Architectural Conditions

Published Online: Jul 20, 2023

Page range: 65 - 80

Received: May 25, 2022

Accepted: Jun 19, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0016

Keywords
Energy active shadow, BIPV and BIPVT photovoltaics systems, Indoor environmental quality, Residential building (single family home), Renewable energy sources

© 2023 Barbara Uherek-Bradecka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Energy-Active Shadow Structures in Single-Family Buildings – Application Possibilities and Architectural Conditions

Published Online: Jul 20, 2023

Page range: 65 - 80

Received: May 25, 2022

Accepted: Jun 19, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0016

KeywordsEnergy active shadow, BIPV and BIPVT photovoltaics systems, Indoor environmental quality, Residential building (single family home), Renewable energy sources

© 2023 Barbara Uherek-Bradecka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Energy active shadow, BIPV and BIPVT photovoltaics systems, Indoor environmental quality, Residential building (single family home), Renewable energy sources