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Adaptive architecture: integrating low-energy technologies for climate control in the desert
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In this article, the authors describe a "climatically adaptive" approach to intelligent building in which a variety of technologies are integrated in the architectural design to provide thermal comfort with a minimal expenditure of energy.About:
This article is published in Automation in Construction.The article was published on 1997-09-01. It has received 45 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Building design & Building automation.read more
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A life-cycle energy analysis of building materials in the Negev desert
Nora Huberman,David Pearlmutter +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify building materials which may optimize a building's energy requirements over its entire life cycle, by analyzing both embodied and operational energy consumption in a climatically responsive building in the Negev desert region of southern Israel.
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Review of bioclimatic architecture strategies for achieving thermal comfort
TL;DR: Certain bioclimatic architecture strategies that have been adopted in specific countries could be exported to other areas with similar climates because they were proven to be good functional design strategies that resulted in large energy saving measures related to solar protection, humidification or temperature increases.
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Review of windcatcher technologies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed and provided a comprehensive literature on windcatcher system for space cooling and ventilation, and discussed the pros and cons of this green architectural feature have been highlighted and the future research need in this realm of study is proposed.
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Modeling energy efficiency of bioclimatic buildings
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a regression model of energy efficiency as a function of environmental conditions, building characteristics and passive solar technologies and found that taller and leaner buildings tended to be more energy efficient.
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Evaluating the impact of canyon geometry and orientation on cooling loads in a high-mass building in a hot dry environment
TL;DR: In this article, thermal simulation software (IDA Indoor Climate and Energy, developed by EQUA, Sweden) was employed in order to evaluate the effect of different street canyon geometries and orientations on building cooling loads in a dry environment.
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Passive and Low Energy Cooling of Buildings
TL;DR: The Earth as a Cooling Source for Buildings as discussed by the authors has been proposed as a cooling source for buildings and its applicability to different climates and building types is discussed in detail.
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Refining the use of evaporation in an experimental down-draft cool tower
TL;DR: In this paper, a down-draft evaporative cooling tower was integrated in the project of a 500 m2 glazed courtyard located at the heart of a building complex in the arid Negev Highlands of southern Israel.
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Monitoring the Thermal Performance of an Insulated Earth-sheltered Structure: A Hot-arid Zone Case Study
TL;DR: In this paper, an earth-sheltered structure built in the arid Negev Highlands of southern Israel was monitored during several seasonal periods in order to analyse its thermal behaviour and to determine the appropriateness of this type of building for the NEG and climatically similar regions.