IEA SHC Task 21

IEA SHC Task 21

The Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA) under IEA Task 21, Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems, Programme Annex 29 was a five-year international collaboration to advance daylighting technologies and promote daylight-conscious building design. A source book was one result of this coordinated effort to gather the most up-to-date information available about the application and evaluation of advanced daylighting systems. The book emphasizes the performance of daylighting systems and includes a survey of architectural solutions, which addresses both conventional and innovative systems, as well as their integration in building design.