Solar Access Variations in Mixed Urban Fabrics_Levent Case
Abstract
With the growing interest in sustainability, the use of sunlight has begun to play a major role in building design as solar access properties of a building has vital importance on its energy efficiency. Solar access and its continuity is also vital for systems reliant on solar energy and for the development of solar technologies. Beyond its rationalist benefits sun, provides significant value in a built environment, for the people who use its spaces. The solar rays that reach indoors increase the property value by enriching the quality of space. Similarly, the access of sunlight in outdoor areas is necessary and valuable for the growth of vegetation, quality of public space, and the encouragement of social activities. (DOE, 1993)