I mean, couldn't you take a solar panel and make it like an awning above the window or something? Have a system where it can pull into the window to be flush with the building if you want.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

You want to use solar panels to both collect solar energy AND provide shade to residents within the building? Sounds a bit too efficient for my tastes. Let's put ugly brown tints on the windows instead and collect a fraction of the energy at 10x the cost.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

That's not a bad idea. Solar shutters could work also.