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Developing a Holistic Pathway to Climate-Adaptive Buildings

Author(s) -

Steffen Lehmann

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of green building

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.248

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1943-4618

pISSN - 1552-6100

DOI - 10.3992/jgb.4.3.91

Subject(s) - adaptability , architectural engineering , flexibility (engineering) , architecture , climate change , building design , natural (archaeology) , engineering , dependency (uml) , natural ventilation , environmental resource management , civil engineering , ventilation (architecture) , environmental science , geography , ecology , systems engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , management , archaeology , biology

This paper explores the origins of an air-condition dependency which evolved with 20th century architecture and is related to other developments that affected buildings in the last century, such as the lack of fl exibility/adaptability of buildings and their short life span. It then looks at some passive design principles as frequently found in heritage buildings from the pre-air-conditioning era, which are based on heat avoidance and harnessing of natural energies. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations for a holistic pathway to zero-carbon, climate-adaptive buildings

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