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BIOCLIMATIC BUILDING [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Architecture
  • Modern Construction Methods
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
CONT

Services: -Studies bioclimatic buildings. Bioclimatic architecture aims at adjusting buildings to specific climate and environmental conditions of each region. It is based on the principles of energy-optimized architecture and integration of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in new and already existing buildings.

CONT

Bioclimatic buildings make maximum use of solar radiation and limit the use of materials such as concrete and aluminium that require a lot of energy to be produced, favouring materials such as stone, wood and earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Architecture
  • Procédés de construction modernes
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
DEF

Bâtiment dont l'implantation et la conception prennent en compte le climat et l'environnement immédiat, afin de réduire les besoins en énergie pour le chauffage, le refroidissement et l'éclairage.

OBS

La conception d'un bâtiment bioclimatique repose notamment sur le choix de matériaux appropriés, le recours à des techniques de circulation d'air, l'utilisation du rayonnement solaire ou de la géothermie, et la récupération des eaux de pluie.

OBS

bâtiment bioclimatique : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 1er février 2013.

Spanish

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