Passive solar building

Abstract

Entire world is at the verge of facing energy crisis due to decline of conventional energy sources such as oil, natural gas, petroleum, coal etc. This conventional source of energy has also put many life threatening challenges for us to overcome such as global warming, pollutions, etc. In this scenario, there is an urgent need to intensify contribution of renewable energy sources such as wind energy, solar energy, tidal energy, etc. Solar energy is among those renewable sources having higher potential, cost effective, easily operable, available and safe. This energy source is also very useful for sustainable development which is need of ours. There are many attempts have been made by researchers to explore prospectus of using solar energy on buildings. There are two ways of using solar energy in buildings, which are; Active solar design and Passive solar design. Active Solar Buildings are based on active solar design which converts solar energy into electrical energy using mechanical and electrical devices. Passive solar buildings are based on passive solar design in which windows, walls and floors are made to collect, store and distribute solar energy in the form of heat. Each building should satisfy various characteristics such as atmospheric reaction, spacious, internal temperature, life span, etc. In this research paper, attempts have been made to compare effectiveness of Active solar building and Passive solar building on a typical 3 BHK House. Various parameters have been compared in presented research study on 3BHK building for both solar designs. Research findings conclude that passive solar buildings are good performer than the active solar buildings in many parameters which can considered as important finding in spreading awareness in solar energy community. © Research India Publications.