Bioclimatic housing : Innovative designs for warm climates
- Author
- Richard Hyde
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Arts & Architecture
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In the search for sustainable architecture, there is growing interest in the relationship between nature and design. In this context, Bioclimatic Housing covers creative, vernacular architecture to present both the theory and practice of innovative, low-energy architecture.The book interweaves the themes of social progress, technological fixes and industry transformation within a discussion of global and country trends, climate types, solutions and technologies. this is a truly international and authoritative work, providing an essential primer for building designers, builders, developers and advanced students in architecture and engineering.
Keywords: Architecture / Building types / Sustainable architecture building / Services engineering / Green construction / Heating ventilation & air conditioning / Built environment / Building and construction / Ecological houses / Solar houses / Architecture and climate / Vernacular architecture - Arid regions / Tropics climate
