Low energy architecture / low energy living: Strategies for passive design at the urban and building scales

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Abstract

Low energy architecture must be addressed in the context of low energy living; it must be addressed at the scale of urban/town fabric as well as that of individual buildings. Although limited guidelines addressing energy efficient rehabilitation of existing homes and town fabric exist, none of the resources address these issues from the point of view that can have the most impact, the occupant's. This paper presents a replicable process for low-energy architecture and living that takes into account occupant patterns as a design factor in passive design at the urban and building scales.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPLEA 2009 - Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
StatePublished - Dec 1 2009
Event26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective, PLEA 2009 - Quebec City, QC, Canada
Duration: Jun 22 2009Jun 24 2009

Publication series

NamePLEA 2009 - Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture

Other

Other26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective, PLEA 2009
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City, QC
Period6/22/096/24/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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