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In Hokkaido, Japan |
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The Facts Speak for Themselves on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido
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The building featured in these photographs was built by the OM Solar Association for the 1997 PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) International Conference in Kushiro, on the island of Hokkaido. For the duration of the conference, the building was used as its Information Center, but at the same time it served as a "live experiment" for regular monitoring of the effectiveness of the OM Solar system in cold climates.
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Throughout a 24-hour period beginning at 7:00 am on January 9, 1997, outdoor temperatures averaged 24Fº (4.2Cº), reaching a low of 20Fº (6.8Cº). During the same period, this OM Solar system-equipped building collected heat at a temperature of 118Fº (47.9Cº) for five hours, and as a result recorded a maximum indoor room temperature of 79Fº (26Cº) and a minimum of 60Fº (15Cº). *Data collected between January 9 (7:00 am) and January 10 (6:00 am), 1997 *Data will vary according to specific local climate/weather conditions and building design. |
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Architects: Kiso Mitake Okumura Design Activities Office Completed: July 1996 Structure: 2-story post-and-beam/panelized construction Total floor area: 1,968ft2 (136.8m2) Land area: 1,473ft2 (182.8m2) |
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