Bioclimatic Housing

<p>In the search for sustainable architecture there is growing interest in the relationship between nature and design. In this vital new book the termbioclimatic relating to the dynamic between climate and living organisms is applied by the authors in focusing on countries where housing requires cooling for a significant part of the year. In this context Bioclimatic Housing covers creative vernacular architecture to present both the theory and practice of innovative low-energy architecture.</p> <p>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. Prepared under the auspices of a 5-year International Energy Agency (IEA) project and with case studies from Iran Malaysia Australia Japan Sri Lanka and Italy this is a truly international and authoritative work providing an essential primer for building designers builders developers and advanced students in architecture and engineering.</p>