Construction of windcatcher and necessity of enhancing the traditional windcatcher

In the past without modern facilities and modern equipment for cooling and heating, the architect was obliged to use economical engineering systems that rely on natural energy. This article evaluates one of such economical systems: the windcatcher used in traditional house of Iran. Nowadays the glob...

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Main Authors: Gorginpour A., Jazayeri E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 2011-10-01
Series:Инженерно-строительный журнал
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Online Access:http://www.engstroy.spb.ru/index_2011_06/jazayeri_windcatcher.pdf