Solar Applications in Buildings in Greece
Abstract
The work records, classifies and describes the main applications of exploitation of solar energy in buildings in Greece, a country in a region where high values of solar radiation are recorded. The study focuses on systems and practices that are applied to residential and commercial buildings following the prevailing design and construction practices in the country (conventional buildings). At the same time however it examines relevant applications in other categories of buildings as well as in buildings with increased ecological sensitivity in their design and construction (green buildings). It studies the effect of the respective applications in the energy and environmental behavior of buildings. It also investigates the room for improvement of efficiency and broadening of the scope of the relevant applications in buildings in the country and, where applicable, it proposes measures towards these directions.