The significant energy use and increasing requirement for good indoor environment quality
in the built environment have led to a renewed interest in natural ventilation strategies such …

The building sector in Algeria was influenced by French colonisation in terms of typology
and materials (in particular, housing sector was the most influenced), but the local traditional …

Background: This thesis proposes that in order to provide house residents with an
environmentally, socially, and culturally sustainable dwelling, three key factors must be …

This paper is a synopsis of the results of a socio-cultural research on the wind tower as a
sustainable cooling system, introduced in hot dry areas of southern Algeria. This element is …

In order to get on to the road toward modernization, is it necessary to jettison the old cultural
past which has been the raison d'être of a nation?... Whence the paradox: on the one hand …