Bioclimatic architecture of residential buildings

Journal title RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'
Author/s Calogera Chiara Bordenca, Laura Giammanco, Alessandro Albanese, Mirko Lo Faso, Domenico Rigoglioso
Publishing Year 2020 Issue 2019/2 Suppl. Language English
Pages 16 P. 179-194 File size 505 KB
DOI 10.3280/RISS2019-002-S1012
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The environmental impacts deriving from pollution due to the high use of cooling and heating systems in buildings have made it necessary to study alternative methods of designing or upgrading existing buildings. In this work the concepts of bioclimatic architecture are discussed and possible technological solutions for energy saving in the construction sector are presented. The solutions proposed concern orientation, the shape of the building and the internal volumetric arrangement. Attention is paid to internal comfort and the problem of convective motions related to the cooling of homes. Other solutions referring to the use of bioclimatic diagrams to determine the maximum and minimum temperatures to be considered for bioclimatic design are also proposed.

Keywords: Bioclimatic architecture, energy saving, termic comfort, environmental sustainability, sustainable design, energy efficiency.

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Calogera Chiara Bordenca, Laura Giammanco, Alessandro Albanese, Mirko Lo Faso, Domenico Rigoglioso, Bioclimatic architecture of residential buildings in "RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'" 2 Suppl./2019, pp 179-194, DOI: 10.3280/RISS2019-002-S1012