Browsing by Subject "Vernacular architecture"
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Conference Object Open Access
Evaluation of thermal comfort and energy performance of a case study in vernacular architecture of Cyprus
(2020)The conservation and rehabilitation of buildings of vernacular architecture is a sustainable approach, not only because it leaves a small ecological footprint, compared to the erection of new buildings, but also due to the ...
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Doctoral Thesis
Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy of vernacular buildings in historic urban centres in the Mediterranean climate
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Πολυτεχνική Σχολή / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Engineering, 2021-12)Η παρούσα διατριβή διερευνά το φυσικό αερισμό ως στρατηγική παθητικού δροσισμού, η οποία εφαρμόζεται σε αστικά παραδοσιακά κτίρια υψηλής θερμικής μάζας, στο κλίμα της Μεσογείου. Η καινοτόμος προσέγγιση που υιοθετείται αφορά ...
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Article
An overview of the restoration of monuments and listed buildings in Cyprus from antiquity until the twenty-first century
(2015)The problem of architectural conservation is almost as old as the history of mankind. Rehabilitation of the existing building stock raises questions such as: what is important to be preserved? Should the renovation imitate ...