Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Slightly cocked text block. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Black and white photos, illustrations, tables. 172 pages. "Hassan Fathy draws on his extensive research on climate control, particularly in the Middle East, to demonstrate the advantages of many locally available building materials and traditional building methods." Keywords: Vernacular Architecture, Arab World, Climatic Problems, Microclimate, Natural Energy, Traditional Technique, Poor Societies, Environment, Thermal conduction, Resistance, Cooling, Evaporation, Sun Shading, Humidity.