Solar Access Surveys
Publication: Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 1
Abstract
Current law and land‐use regulations encourage the use of alternative energy resources and protect the rights of those who adopt them. Access to sunlight has geometric and property rights components which pose new challenges to the surveying profession. Solar access surveys for site‐analysis and collector positioning are presented. A case study is given in which maps of predicted shadows were prepared for a homeowner whose windows were to be shaded by proposed construction.
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Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 113 • Issue 1 • February 1987
Pages: 2 - 10
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Copyright © 1987 ASCE.
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Published online: Feb 1, 1987
Published in print: Feb 1987
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