Passive Design

A design approach that uses natural elements, often sunlight, to heat, cool or illuminate a building. Systems using passive design require minimal maintenance and reduce building energy consumption by minimizing or eliminating mechanical systems used to control room temperature and lighting.

Literal Meanings of Passive Design

Passive:

Meanings of Passive:

(Grammar) Passive voice of verbs.
(Grammar) Passive form of the verb.
A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but is not enthusiastic enough to get word of mouth about it.
Any part that consumes power but does not generate power or is unable to generate power.
To act without causing a reaction.
Do nothing.
(Grammar) To be in the passive voice.
Being inactive and submissive in relationships, especially .
Do not interfere with the administration.
No driving force.
Component: that consumes but does not generate energy or cannot generate energy.

Sentences of Passive

He remained passive during the demonstration.
Passive ballooning is the passive passive flight of an aircraft, such as hovering and gliding.

Design:

Meanings of Design:

A specification of an object or process, which refers to the requirements that must be met and thus the conditions that must be met in order to solve a problem.
Plan (more or less detailed) of the structure and function of a device, building or system.
A pattern as part of a work of art or architecture.
Composition of a work of art.
Intention or intrigue.
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
The art of design.
Plan and implement (a painting, a work of art, a structure, etc.).
To plan (to do something).
To assign, to name (something to someone), to name.
Mark and issue point to point to point to point to point to point at point at point at point at point.
List the requirements that an object or process must meet in order to solve a problem.