south-facing window

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meaningsofwindow

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window
noun
uk
/ˈwɪn.dəʊ/us
/ˈwɪn.doʊ/
a space usually filled with glass in the wall of a building or in a vehicle, to allow light and air in and to allow people inside the building to ...
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(Definition ofwindowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The chapel has a largesouth-facingwindowthat is largely unobstructed by other buildings.
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The base slab of an aumbrey incorporating a piscina sits as the sill of asouth-facingwindow.
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As the window size increases, the passive solar gain is greater than the extra cold weather heat loss with south-facing windows and the heating demand is reduced.
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A factor in the construction was the large south-facing windows, which let in plentiful light, intended to provide a cheerful indoor environment.
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Although the sky had been partly cloudy, the red sample had been exposed to sunlight through the south-facing windows.
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Some changes have been made, such as the removal of original shutters on the south-facing windows.
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Louvres on south-facing windows allow for the control of daylight and sunlight into its interior.
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The courtyard allowed abundant natural light to enter the main rooms of the house through south-facing windows, and also provided a level of privacy rarely achieved in urban residences.
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In the northern hemisphere this usually involves installing a large number of south-facing windows to collect direct sun and severely restricting the number of north-facing windows.
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Housed in a strawbale building utilizing passive solar design principles, the store is lighted and heated by an onsite solar system and by south-facing windows that capture the suns heat.
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