Architecture and solar energy: Is there anything new?

Authors

  • Dominique Fretin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-2275.v0i6p40-57

Keywords:

Solar energy, architecture, cities, energy efficiency, sustainable buildings and cities

Abstract

There is no doubt as to the evolution of the solar energy yield and the accelerated progress of techniques able to exploit this type of energy. The novelty lies in the transformation of solar radiation into electricity, which mankind cannot disregard anymore, but other ways to use such energy, light and heat, which are as old as the recorded in the architecture history and constructions. Even so, the assimilation of such possibilities in the constructing art still looks going on slowly. The question that guides this article seeks to ask if the adoption of this form of energy will bring changes in the form of buildings and urban design, transforming the landscape of the cities. A brief survey of the “state of the art” attempts to clarify these issues.

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Author Biography

  • Dominique Fretin
    Possui graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade de São Paulo (1974), mestrado(2002) e doutorado (2009) em Arquitetura e Urbanismo, ambos pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Atualmente é pesquisador da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie e professor assistente na faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo desta mesma Universidade. Tem experiência na área de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, com ênfase em Tecnologia de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, atuando e lecionando principalmente nos seguintes temas: arquitetura, energia solar, sustentabilidade, projeto de arquitetura, qualidade de vida, eficiência energética e conforto ambiental (Térmica, acústica, insolação, ventilação, iluminação natural).

Published

2013-06-20

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Section

Articles

How to Cite

Fretin, D. (2013). Architecture and solar energy: Is there anything new?. Revista LABVERDE, 6, 40-57. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-2275.v0i6p40-57