An analysis of the potentialities of portuguese vernacular architecture to improve energy efficiency

Vernacular architecture is characterised by a type of formal expression that has been developed in response to a number of factors â climatic, lithologic, cultural and economic â characterising the local area or region. In its various forms, a range of techniques has been employed in different regio...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Jorge Emanuel Pereira (author)
Other Authors: Mateus, Ricardo (author), Bragança, L. (author), Silva, J. Correia da (author), Silva, Sandra (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/33222
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/33222