当今世界技术先进的人们面临着一个令人不安的能源问题，因为短期的天然气和石油配给可能即将到来。从长远来看，作为消费用户，如果没有不可接受的热污染和化学污染，我们可能无法获得经济所需的能源。我们可能不得不依靠太阳来维持我们的经济运行。本文讨论了太阳能在大型办公楼中的应用。在弗吉尼亚州汉普顿兰利研究中心（Langley Research Center，位于弗吉尼亚州汉普顿）新建的5万平方英尺（约合1.5万平方米）SEB的同时，建设和运营太阳能集热器系统的决定是基于关于使用太阳能的可取性的几项结论。 引文:德克萨斯州达拉斯ASHRAE交易会第82卷第1部分研讨会

Technically advanced people of the world today have faced an energy problem that is irksome in that the short term rationing of gas and oil may be imminent. In long term, as consumption users, we may not be able to get the energy our economy needs without unacceptable thermal and chemical pollution. We may have to turn to the sun to keep our economy running.This paper discusses the use of solar energy in a large office building. The decision to construct and operate a solar collector system in conjunction with the new 50,000 sq ft SEB to be constructed at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia was based upon several conclusions regarding the advisability of using solar energy.