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Glossary
Terms for Architecture, Green Building & Energy
This glossary includes more than 300 solar terms, as well as hundreds of additional sustainable design and construction terms.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AllClerestory
Definition 1: A vertical window, usually placed high on a building wall, that is used for light, ventilation, and to collect heat.
Definition 2: The purpose of clerestory window is to bring outside light, fresh air, or both into the inner space of a building.
Definition 3: Clerestory is an architectural term that historically denoted an upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church, the walls of which rise above the rooflines of the lower aisles and are pierced with windows.
