1. Key Passive Solar Design Concepts

... cooling tubes or other passive cooling techniques can keep a solarium cool in the summer. Measures should be taken to reduce heat loss at night e.g. window coverings or movable window insulation Examples: ...

2. Green building

... a vast array of practices and techniques to reduce and ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health. It often emphasizes taking advantage of renewable resources, e.g., ...

3. Agriculture and Horticulture

Agriculture seeks to optimize the capture of solar energy in order to optimize the productivity of plants. Techniques such as timed planting cycles, tailored row orientation, staggered heights between ...

4. Solar Overview

... these variations. Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight. Active solar techniques use photovoltaic panels, ...

5. Solar Energy

... Thermal mass is used to conserve the heat that sunshine delivers to all buildings. Daylighting techniques optimize the use of light in buildings. Solar water heaters heat swimming pools and provide domestic ...

6. Common Recyclables

... the cities. Namely, recycling timber, trees and other sources. Other Techniques Several other materials are also commonly recycled, frequently at an industrial level. Ship breaking is one example that ...