Solar and daylight rights in Slovakia – their meaning for energy and urban design

  • YEAR
    2004
  • AUTHORS
    Hraska, Jozef
  • CATEGORIES
    2004 Conference Papers
    Architecture and the environment

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ABSTRACT: This article presents the information about innovation of solar and daylight access
standards in Slovakia, which provide and protect rights to solar and daylight access in new and existing
buildings (mainly dwellings) for many years. Methods for site layout planning with “solar and daylight
rights” consideration taken into account are presented. The equivalent obstruction angle method allows
easy evaluation of the building configurations, preserving the daylight rights of applicative neighbouring
interior space.

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