Tools and Methods for Solar Building Design: Results of IEA Task 41 International Survey
Abstract
As part of the IEA-SHC Task 41 ‘Solar Energy and Architecture’ an international survey was carried out. This paper presents its results for Subtask B which especially focuses on methods and tools for solar design applied by architects. Building professionals, mainly architects, were contacted via email and asked to participate in a web-based questionnaire about their use of methods and tools for solar design and related themes, such as barriers for the use of tools or their design process. In addition, general data concerning the architectural office (size, type of buildings) and personal facts (age, experience and profession) were collected. Fourteen countries participated in the survey and a total of 627 responses were received, but only 350 were filled out completely or almost completely and therefore analysed in detail.