| 摘要 |
A building for horticultural use which incorporates glazing on one face only, the Southern face for Northern latitudes. The remainder of the structure is of high thermal mass and/or high thermal insulation to minimise heat loss and maximise thermal storage. A system of moveable insulation panels over the low level glazing are arranged to increase solar collection when open and to insulate the low level glazing when closed. A system of moveable insulated panels form a reflective ceiling, which is raised during periods of sunlight and lowered at other times to create an insulated ceiling and to isolate the glazing. The system may incorporate low level up-lighters for use when the insulation panels are closed reflecting artificial light from the ceiling onto the growing area. The system may incorporate heat storage in the form of a rock bed or by means of phase change eutectic salts. <IMAGE> |
