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