| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this thesis is to simplify buildings of similar morphological styles used in urban planning based on the factors of street grid rotation, building height, intermittent spacing between buildings, and angle of sunlight for a given season to determine the solar potential of a given area. Literary research is applied to examinations of relevant regulations that could influence the potential implementation large scale solar developments in urban areas. Limited case studies of existing building areas in densities of mid-rise and high-rise construction investigate the impact these factors have on the solar energy potential of building skins. The goal was to develop a simplified method of calculating approximate solar potential for building skins that can be applied over an area of multiple city blocks using the location’s latitude, street grid rotation, average height, and average street width. The purpose of these findings is to showcase the possible applications of planning strategies for transforming existing districts and building new districts into nearly zero energy or energy positive areas with solar installations. | |
