For the first time, a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of solar construction in a single volume – from urban-planning to passive and active energy systems and the development of new insulating materials. “Solar Architecture” presents an overview of planning instruments and techniques that allow the assessment and implementation of the appropriate measures. The book contains a wide range of innovative solutions, from single-family houses, office and commercial developments to settlement models, all presented at a high level of quality and illustrated with large-scale detail drawings. Sustainable buildings based on holistic concepts in which various aspects of solar technology are convincingly integrated.