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Sun Position In Florida, Florida Solar Energy Center, Ross Mccluney
Sun Position In Florida, Florida Solar Energy Center, Ross Mccluney
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Described herein is a procedure for determining the path of the sun through the Florida sky relative to a solar collector array, a window, a skylight or an entire building - information needed by architects, engineers and others for shading and orientation calculations involved in active and passive building design. It can be used for positioning exterior shading devices for maximum benefit. This information can also be used to pinpoint solar collector shading problems.