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Solar Architecture and Solar Design, 1930s-1950s – Energy History

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From right before World War II until the late 1950s, American architects and engineers experimented with solar house heating and solar houses were built across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southwestern United States. Working with international aid organizations such the Ford Foundation, architects also were involved with solar technology transfer as part of development projects in India, South Africa, and Morocco. This experimentation with solar homes took place decades before photovoltaics became feasible as a way to turn sunlight into electricity, and long before the counter-cultural developments of the 1960s and 1970s led to another wave of interest in designing for the sun. The postwar experiments with solar architecture emerged as part of American engagement with modern architectural styles. Solar construction used new materials and applied novel designs to achieve both energy efficiency and cultural relevance. The “solar house principle” involved three main design elements. First,

Overview Library items Additional Reading Author Bio Timeline Overview Daniel Barber From right before World War II until the late 1950s, American architects and engineers experimented with solar house heating and solar houses were built across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southwestern United States. Working with international aid organizations such the Ford Foundation, architects also were involved with solar technology transfer as part of development projects in India, South Africa, and Morocco. This experimentation with solar homes took place decades before photovoltaics became feasible as a

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