Climate Adaptability of Buildings Bioclimatic Design in the Light of
This book examines bioclimatic design with a focus on the application of climate adaptability in the design of future buildings and renovation of existing energy-efficient buildings. It addresses the challenge of how to construct and renovate buildings so
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Climate Adaptability of Buildings Bioclimatic Design in the Light of Climate Change
Climate Adaptability of Buildings
Mitja Košir
Climate Adaptability of Buildings Bioclimatic Design in the Light of Climate Change
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Mitja Košir Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering University of Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia
ISBN 978-3-030-18455-1 ISBN 978-3-030-18456-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18456-8
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To Mom and Dad. Because without you I would not exist.
Preface
During my early childhood, we had a dog named Apollo and my brother and I, like all children, insistently played with him. Apollo was like all dogs, sleeping in the sun during the winter time, while in the summer he searched for the deepest shade of the largest tree in our garden and refused to come out to play until the late evening when the temperatures dropped. In essence, Apollo was doing the same thing that all living beings are doing—adapting to their environment in order to survive and thrive. Like Apollo, we, the members of the Homo sapiens species, will also instinctively try to find comfort by adapting to the climatic conditions of a particular place and time. However, unlike most animals, humans shape and modify our environment through buildings, which provide us with enhanced possibilities for survival as well as comfort under varied climates. Therefore, the built environment of the human civilisation can be understood as a technologically applied climate adaptation measure. One could say that this is common sense, as the easiest way to thrive in the environment is to adapt to it and not to fight it. Yet, looking at our c
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