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===NAME OF TECHNOLOGY=== | |||
;Description | |||
:Shuttered Windows | |||
Used for natural lighting, natural ventilation, and temperature control. Shutters are closed during hot days to prevent warming by the sun and opened in the cool evenings to allow for ventilation and natural lighting. In cold months, shutters are open during the day to allow sunlight in and closed at night to prevent heat from escaping. | |||
;Location | |||
:En mi casa en la calle Rayon | |||
;Justification as Appropriate | |||
:Shutters conserve energy; are easily reparable using local labor; are economical to install, use, and maintain; and suit the local building style. | |||
;Issues with the Appropriateness | |||
:While the shuttered windows popular in Parras are great for the warm seasons, most windows lose heat rapidly and are not as appropriate for the cold months. | |||
;Notes | |||
:Many windows in Parras are oriented to courtyards shaded by trees in summer. These trees lose their leaves in winter, allowing more sunlight to reach the windows. | |||
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===Instructions=== | ===Instructions=== | ||
To add a new AT implementation to this resource, Copy and paste the following into notepad. Make the appropriate edits (replace allcap text) and then paste above the Instructions line in the edit window. | To add a new AT implementation to this resource, Copy and paste the following into notepad. Make the appropriate edits (replace allcap text) and then paste above the Instructions line in the edit window. | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 2 July 2007
Small skylights
- Description
- This is a picture of two small skylights used to light a windowless hallway. They function as two bright lights would throughout the day and don't allow much of the sun's heat in through the thick glass.
- Location
- This is at my house on calle Andres Viesca
- Justification
- This is a great means of saving energy, and using the plentiful sunlight that is already there, while minimally changing the temperature of the room.
- Issues
- The family is in the habit of turning light switches on as they walk into a room. Sometimes the light in between the skylights is on at high noon, merely a habit that's easy to break with awareness.
NAME OF TECHNOLOGY
- Description
- Shuttered Windows
Used for natural lighting, natural ventilation, and temperature control. Shutters are closed during hot days to prevent warming by the sun and opened in the cool evenings to allow for ventilation and natural lighting. In cold months, shutters are open during the day to allow sunlight in and closed at night to prevent heat from escaping.
- Location
- En mi casa en la calle Rayon
- Justification as Appropriate
- Shutters conserve energy; are easily reparable using local labor; are economical to install, use, and maintain; and suit the local building style.
- Issues with the Appropriateness
- While the shuttered windows popular in Parras are great for the warm seasons, most windows lose heat rapidly and are not as appropriate for the cold months.
- Notes
- Many windows in Parras are oriented to courtyards shaded by trees in summer. These trees lose their leaves in winter, allowing more sunlight to reach the windows.
Instructions
To add a new AT implementation to this resource, Copy and paste the following into notepad. Make the appropriate edits (replace allcap text) and then paste above the Instructions line in the edit window. Template:Parras AT