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> and while using large windows to capture sunlight and heat works great in the winter, it also leads to overheating in the summer and thus more energy for air
by lurk2 9mo ago
> and while using large windows to capture sunlight and heat works great in the winter, it also leads to overheating in the summer and thus more energy for air conditioning.
A lot of contemporary energy-efficient designs slope the windows now such that light can enter in the winter but not the summer, but in the past this problem would have been remedied with awnings.