ABSTRACT
Housing designed according to bioclimatic principles is becoming an important part of the journey towards achieving sustainable ecological development. The term ‘bioclimatic’ has traditionally related to the relationship between climate and living organisms, or to the study of bioclimatology. In the context of buildings, in general, and housing, in particular, it is concerned with a third factor in the relationship between the living organisms and climate – that is, the form and fabric of the building. Attempts to redefine bioclimatic housing are best examined not in theory, but in practice, and a key part of the investigation can be seen in built work (see Figure 0.1). Healthy Home Project, Surfers Paradise, Queensland Australia: use of passive design provides an energy efficient solution through a bioclimatically defensive and interactive building, as well as a healthy environment through natural ventilation and selection of sustainable materials (architects: Richard Hyde and Upendra Rajapaksha) https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781849770569/0259c720-7616-4019-b09a-e154acba1ed3/content/fig0_1_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Source: Richard Hyde
