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Zooming in with satellite view shows that all three sites seem to not only have identically sized/shaped buildings, but they're also oriented the same way (long
by femto113 10y ago
Zooming in with satellite view shows that all three sites seem to not only have identically sized/shaped buildings, but they're also oriented the same way (long axis running east/west). Any theories on why? Something to do with cooling perhaps?
- niftich 10y agoAccording to the Alliance to Save Energy, an east-west orientation "maximizes daylight, while minimizing unwanted heat losses and gains" [1] [1] http://www.ase.org/resources/model-commercial-building-efficiency-uses-data-center-daylighting-save-energy http://www.ase.org/resources/model-commercial-building-effic...