Author(s)

Ding Ding, Chongjie Wang

Shandong Jianzhu University; Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Utilization Technology in Building of National Education Ministry; Key Laboratory of Building Energy Saving Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.

Taking I-Magic Cube - the entry of Shandong Jianzhu University for Solar Decathlon 2013 - for example, the paper analyzes the conceptual, technological, functional and aesthetic solutions of zero energy solar house coping with ecological, economic, social and cultural challenges. Passive strategies, the solar thermal and PV system, and the building integrated solar system tactics are elaborated. Finally, industrialization and marketing viability of the solar house prototypes are discussed.

Zero Energy; Solar Decathlon; House; Architectural Technology; Industrialization

D. Ding and C. Wang, "Architectural Technology Strategies of Zero Energy Solar House," Energy and Power Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 4B, 2013, pp. 283-286. doi: 10.4236/epe.2013.54B055.