Energy costs are continuing to rise as the Earth’s fossil fuel resources diminish. In addition, the population of the earth is increasing, meaning that the use of these scarce resources will increase at a faster rate...Energy costs are continuing to rise as the Earth’s fossil fuel resources diminish. In addition, the population of the earth is increasing, meaning that the use of these scarce resources will increase at a faster rate than in the past. Inevitably, the result will be continuing increases in the Earth’s temperature, resulting in widespread climate change that could have devastating environmental impacts. Thus, as the Earth is moving rapidly toward an energy crisis, sustainable architecture with enhanced energy efficiency takes on great importance in seeking to establish a reasonable balance between human needs and the environment. To achieve this balance, it is essential that we use every available means to manage and reduce people’s basic needs-such as heating or cooling of living spaces-in order to minimize our use of non-renewable energy sources. The Sun is one of the largest and cheapest sources of energy. This tremendous resource has the ability to meet a large portion of human needs. In recent decades, solar energy has been used extensively to achieve environmental sustainability. One of these applications is the use of solar energy to provide warm air in buildings. The purpose of this paper is to investigate renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy and the solar systems currently in use around the world. By assessing their positive and negative attributes, we also intend to propose an alternative solar wall for producing warm air in buildings. Thus, in addition to addressing the weaknesses of previous products and approaches, we intend to augment the energy savings and decrease the costs associated with such systems by combining the positive attributes of several different systems to produce more efficient air heating, lighting, air circulation, and air purification.展开更多
文摘Energy costs are continuing to rise as the Earth’s fossil fuel resources diminish. In addition, the population of the earth is increasing, meaning that the use of these scarce resources will increase at a faster rate than in the past. Inevitably, the result will be continuing increases in the Earth’s temperature, resulting in widespread climate change that could have devastating environmental impacts. Thus, as the Earth is moving rapidly toward an energy crisis, sustainable architecture with enhanced energy efficiency takes on great importance in seeking to establish a reasonable balance between human needs and the environment. To achieve this balance, it is essential that we use every available means to manage and reduce people’s basic needs-such as heating or cooling of living spaces-in order to minimize our use of non-renewable energy sources. The Sun is one of the largest and cheapest sources of energy. This tremendous resource has the ability to meet a large portion of human needs. In recent decades, solar energy has been used extensively to achieve environmental sustainability. One of these applications is the use of solar energy to provide warm air in buildings. The purpose of this paper is to investigate renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy and the solar systems currently in use around the world. By assessing their positive and negative attributes, we also intend to propose an alternative solar wall for producing warm air in buildings. Thus, in addition to addressing the weaknesses of previous products and approaches, we intend to augment the energy savings and decrease the costs associated with such systems by combining the positive attributes of several different systems to produce more efficient air heating, lighting, air circulation, and air purification.
