Bioclimatic design as the core of Environment Programmes

Review of bioclimatic architecture strategies for achieving thermal comfort

“…Initially, bioclimatic architecture appeared as an elective course or graduate program or in courses for architects and the training of researchers, specialists and professors but has subsequently become integrated directly into the structures of study plans [18,54,[170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178]. Within these study plans, bioclimatic architecture is presented at three levels [171]: the first level, in which the student must obtain and learn all of the relevant climate variables; the second level, which addresses the techniques and concepts of bioclimatic design by applying them to a project in order to properly assimilate this knowledge; and a third level, which includes the urban scale or bioclimatic urbanism.…”

Innovation Development for Highly Energy-Efficient Housing: Opportunities and Challenges Related to the Adoption of Passive Houses

“…In view of its potential for generating significant energy savings and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Tzikopoulos et al, 2005), bioclimatic architecture has continued to receive a fair amount of attention worldwide in recent years (e.g. Radovic, 1996;Zain-Ahmed et al, 2002;Nahar et al, 2003) and is regarded as an important parameter in contemporary architecture (Donald, 1998), especially in Belgium (see for example UCL, 2010).…”

Defining nearly zero-energy housing in Belgium and the Netherlands

“…In view of its potential for generating significant energy savings and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Tzikopoulos et al 2005), bioclimatic architecture has continued to receive a fair amount of attention worldwide in recent years (e.g. Radovic 1996;Gallo et al 1997;Zain-Ahmed et al 2002;Nahar et al 2003) and is regarded as an important parameter in contemporary architecture (Donald 1998), especially in Belgium (see, for example, UCL 2010).…”