Space heating is the dominant item of energy consumption of buildings in Turkey. Effective
building envelope insulation, especially in early design phase, is the most common passive …

Architectural design quality is hard to evaluate due to its complexity. Defining criteria, setting
forth a methodology and deciding on who is going to assess the quality for whom are also …

The trend towards high-performance residential buildings with new building regulations
necessitates fundamental changes in the residential market, which is currently driven by low …

This research focuses on schools due to their significant energy consumption. It explores the
use of well-designed unshaded courtyards as a passive design strategy in hot climate …

This paper focuses on the influence of occupant behavior on the energy performance of
dwellings in the Dutch context. The aim of this study was to identify how the energy …

Much is known about the increasing levels of energy consumption and environmental decay
caused by the built environment. Also, more and more attention is shown to the energy …

Türkiye'de hacimsel ısıtma, binalarda enerji tüketiminin ana kalemidir. Özellikle erken
tasarım süreçlerinde yapılacak etkin kabuk yalıtımı, binanın yıllık ısıtma enerjisi ihtiyacını …

Yapı elde edimi karmaşık bir süreçtir. Hiçbir tasarım; ihtiyaç programı, paydaşları, arsası,
imkan ve kısıtları gözetildiğinde diğer bir tasarıma benzememekte, ortaya çıkan ürün tek ve …

Reducing energy consumption in residential buildings and thus increasing building energy
performance is a dismissed issue. On the other side, sustainable architectural design can be …

The global concentration on green efficient schools is growing as schools represent a
considerable sector in the built environment, which consumes a lot of energy to provide a …