Wind Towers Architecture, Climate and Sustainability /

• Main Authors: Bahadori, Mehdi N. (Author), Dehghani-sanij, Alireza (Author), Sayigh, Ali (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Architecture.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Architecture, general.; Building Construction.

This unique volume provides the only holistic treatment of wind towers, a core aspect of sustainable architecture in hot, arid climates. The authors explain how traditional incarnations of these structures provide significant decreases in energy consumption through their use of renewable wind resour...