Solar-designed cities of Ancient Greece
Socrates realised that if houses were constructed with the sun in mind, they would be much warmer in winter and much cooler home in summer. He was so determined to put the idea into
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Modern excavations of many Classical Greek cities show that solar architecture flourished throughout the area. Individual homes were oriented toward the southern horizon, and entire cities were planned
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The idea of passive solar building design first appeared in ancient Hellas around the fifth century BC. Up until that time, the main source of fuel was charcoal, but due to a major shortage of wood to burn
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Maximizing solar heat gain in winter and minimizing it in summer was a major consideration of the ancient Greek architect and builder when constructing a house.
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One of Rome''s greatest architects, Vitruvius, wrote about using the sun to heat buildings and bathhouses after seeing solar houses in Greece. His advice was apparently followed as bathhouses
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It seems safe to say that for most of the winter the sun would have adequately heated the main rooms of a Greek solar-oriented home during the daytime. When solar heat was insufficient,
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