ABSTRACT
The 15th Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) conference considered the issues of sustainability and environmental friendliness at the city scale. Some 150 papers address the many and varied questions faced by architects and planners in reducing the impact on the environment of cities and their buildings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|37 pages
Invited Lectures
part 2|105 pages
Urban Planning
chapter 12|4 pages
Co-operative procurement at urban level
A policy instrument for more environmental cities
chapter 16|4 pages
Towards a new sustainable ecological community Principles, strategies and applications
Integration of sustainable technology into architectural design and regional planning
chapter 28|3 pages
Planning urban densities for sustainable development
A comparative study of urban strategies in Gaza city
chapter 30|4 pages
The urban occupation in rigorous climate cities
A case study in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
part 3|66 pages
Bioclimatic Planning of Outdoor Spaces
chapter 37|4 pages
Street canyon geometry and microclimate
Designing for urban comfort under arid conditions
chapter 38|4 pages
A holistic approach to the Mediterranean patio
Extending the new method of configuration factors® to semi-open spaces
chapter 45|4 pages
Outdoor thermal comfort assessment using MRT© and fish-eye lens photography
A case study of El-Presidio plaza in Tucson, Arizona
part 4|70 pages
Solar Architecture
chapter 50|4 pages
Is low-energy building compatible with any architectural style ?
Environmental considerations in the projects of Alsop & Stormer
chapter 56|4 pages
To inhabit the devices: a bioclimatic house for Tenerife.
A bioclimatic proposal towards a sustainable future
chapter 59|4 pages
An environmentally conscious house for Tamare, Venezuela.
An architectural proposal for warm humid climates
chapter 61|4 pages
Scientific design of classrooms in the new Faculty of Engineering
Simulation, constraction and monitoring
chapter 62|4 pages
Eco-compatible design for a public building in South Italy:
Methodology employed and construction choices
part 5|34 pages
Retrofitting
chapter 71|4 pages
Urban Renewal—90
Integration of solar and cooling techniques into the buildings of historic city centres: Issues of methodology
part 6|90 pages
Strategies, Systems and Components
chapter 77|4 pages
Thermal comfort evaluation in the context of bioclimatic architecture
Low-cost housing projects in Brazil
chapter 94|4 pages
Thermal and optical modeling of complex glazing systems
First comparison with experimental results
part 7|56 pages
Daylighting
chapter 96|4 pages
Connecting environmental knowledge to architectural culture
A cognitive approach to daylight design
chapter 97|4 pages
Which compromise between natural and artificial light?
An energy saving simulation
chapter 100|4 pages
Simulation of baroque religious buildings
The church of Saint Louis of the Frenchmen
chapter 101|4 pages
The luminous effects of cut and attraction
Elements of syntax of the daylight in the earth's architectures of the South of Atlas – Morocco
chapter 104|4 pages
Daylighting in over-glazed educational buildings
A case study of a school in Slovenia
chapter 105|4 pages
Daylight control system for a new pavilion for modern art exhibition in the Biennale of Venice
Testing scale model to study light in the design process
chapter 107|4 pages
Daylighting illuminance in interior spaces
The development of a simplified graphic method
chapter 108|4 pages
Ombre-Urbane-2
A software to evaluate available sun radiation on building's surfaces, and daylighting level in urban spaces or interiors, in presence of urban obstructions
part 8|44 pages
Passive Cooling and Natural Ventilation
part 9|26 pages
Energy and Environmental Impact of Building Materials
part 10|58 pages
Design Tools and Analysis Techniques
part 11|30 pages
Regulations, Solar Access and Certification
chapter 144|4 pages
Solar and lighting access rights in buildings
A review of the land use legislation of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
part 12|31 pages
Education
part 13|18 pages
Design Support Schemes
chapter 158|4 pages
The design process for energy efficient new and Refurbished Housing
for EC Thermie SUNH and SHINE projects
chapter 159|4 pages
The Green Buildings for Africa programme
An introduction to the programme and its history
part 14|17 pages
THERMIE Demonstrations Projects
