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solar envelope: a standalone construct

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Architecture

the largest volume a building can occupy on a site without shading its neighbors during set periods, used to regulate form for solar access.

In architecture, solar envelope refers to the largest volume a building can occupy on a site without shading its neighbors during set periods, used to regulate form for solar access. This meaning comes from Knowles (2003) in Energy and Buildings.[1]

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References

Knowles, R. L. (2003). The solar envelope: its meaning for energy and buildings. Energy and Buildings, 35(1), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-7788(02)00076-2

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