Site Specific Considerations During Design
- Latitude, sun path, and insolation (sunshine)
- Seasonal variations in solar gain e.g. cooling or heating degree days, solar insolation, humidity
- Diurnal variations in temperature
- Micro-climate details related to breezes, humidity, vegetation and land contour
- Obstructions / Over-shadowing - to solar gain or local cross-winds
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