TY - JOUR TI - The low energy house using an air solar collector ‒ a case study AU - Fieducik, Jolanta AU - Godlewski, Jan TI - The low energy house using an air solar collector ‒ a case study AB - The main aim of this paper is to present the prospect of heating and cooling a house using solar air collectors. An analysis made of an energy-efficient house, for which the energy requirements for heating shall not exceed 40 kWh/m2/a. The calculations used air collectors with an area of 60 m2 and performance efficiency of 70%, which are available commercially. In the analyzed building the solar heating system provides almost full coverage of energy needs throughout the year, with a small shortfall occurring in December and January. The above-mentioned deficits at the beginning and end of the year can be supplemented with other alternative energy sources. VL - 2014 IS - Civil Engineering Issue 3-B (8) 2014 PY - 2014 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 99 EP - 105 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.226.3314 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/the-low-energy-house-using-an-air-solar-collector-a-case-study KW - low energy house KW - solar air collector KW - heating and cooling system in buildings