Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
history of solar architecture in cyprus
The purpose of this paper is to document the design and construction of buildings in our human heritage approaching it from a solar design point of view. Elements, which are now fundamentally used in passive architecture, can be found in constructions created since 7000B.C. These examples, illustrate strong characteristics of historical architecture, which serve as fine examples of energy-saving architecture today. As such, the paper does not attempt a complete historical or geographic analysis of the entire range of building forms. Yet, by selectively looking at examples of buildings we see that there are important linking attitudes and unavoidable laws of physical performance. We have access a surprisingly rich and complex vocabulary of forms and principles. Cypriot traditional houses have proved to be superiorly energy-efficient (243 kWh/m² annual energy use) when compared to contemporary houses (368 kWh/m²) due to the thermal performance of both cases based on their architectural design.
history of solar architecture in cyprus
The purpose of this paper is to document the design and construction of buildings in our human heritage approaching it from a solar design point of view. Elements, which are now fundamentally used in passive architecture, can be found in constructions created since 7000B.C. These examples, illustrate strong characteristics of historical architecture, which serve as fine examples of energy-saving architecture today. As such, the paper does not attempt a complete historical or geographic analysis of the entire range of building forms. Yet, by selectively looking at examples of buildings we see that there are important linking attitudes and unavoidable laws of physical performance. We have access a surprisingly rich and complex vocabulary of forms and principles. Cypriot traditional houses have proved to be superiorly energy-efficient (243 kWh/m² annual energy use) when compared to contemporary houses (368 kWh/m²) due to the thermal performance of both cases based on their architectural design.
history of solar architecture in cyprus
Petros Lapithis (Autor:in)
15.08.2005
oai:zenodo.org:2644629
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
720
Technological Innovations in Architecture During Antiquity. The Case of Cyprus
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