Passive solar energy: the genesis for architectural innovations in commercial buildings

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5950533

Kroner, W M; Smith, P N

The Campus Information Center (CIC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, integrates environmental controls, energy conservation measures, and passive solar design. It demonstrates what can be done when the client, architect, and engineer work together to create a building that synthesizes energy-related technologies with architectural excellence in a cost effective manner. This paper discusses the unique process that led to the timely design of the CIC. It also provides specific information about three of the CIC's innovative systems: the multipath energy flow system, the individualized comfort system, and the building instrumentation system.

• Research Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY
• OSTI ID: 5950533
• Report Number(s): CONF-810509-(Vol.2)
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 4.2; Conference: Annual conference of the International Solar Energy Society, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 26 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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