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Passive solar cooling

In north america, to benefit from passive solar cooling, on which facades should areas of glazing be minimized?
I. north and south
II. east and west
III. north and west
IV. east and south

AnswerII. east and west facades should minimize glazed area, which minimizes the intensity of east and west solar radiation.

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