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By: Pett. Eswara Rao and G. Viswanadh Kumar.
1. Research Scholar, Department of Architecture, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
2. Professor, Farmar Vice Chancelor, Department of Architecture, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
To promote sustainable development in the construction sector, it is essential to enhance energy efficiency and abate energy use for building cooling and warming. In a rapidly evolving world filled with innovative solutions and technologies, passive strategies derived from traditional architecture are increasingly used to improve the quality of life while mitigating negative impacts on the environment and human health. Traditional architecture is influenced by local construction materials and techniques, molded by the traditions, culture, and climate of its environment. Traditional architecture, often known as “Architecture without Architects,” this approach was first seen in native shelter design and the context of historical structures. The basic principle of traditional shelters is to harness free energy from the natural environment and to make it zero energy consumption. Eventually, traditional architecture’s enduring wisdom has shown that it provides a basic level of comfort without relying on active technology interventions. Passive architecture strategies are defined by abating energy use, using architecture and the natural environment to create cooling, heating, light, and ventilation. The natural environment elements are energy sources that include the sun, earth, air, breeze, and water. While adding passive cooling strategies can enhance a shelter’s living conditions and improve health quality. This research work will provide the information needed to understand the use of “Earth Tube Heat Exchanger” in new traditional Kutch Bhungas to cool in summer and warmer in winter: An eco-friendly way to improve energy efficiency. The authors state that the use of earth tube heat exchanger strategy at the first stage of architecture design helps to more easily achieve the energy efficiency required nowadays and represents the fundamental base for passive houses and nearly zero-energy buildings. In this way, the authors want to reduce reliance on active cooling and heating systems and to create green architecture without disturbing the environment.
Keywords: Architectural identity, kutch ethiopian tukul houses, passive cooling and heating application, free energy, green architecture
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