Vernacular passive houses from Aarhus city
2006 (English)In: PLEA 2006 - 23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Conference Proceedings, 2006, p. I91-I93Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]
Danish landscape and Danish building are inseparable. Aarhus is a beautiful city situate in the western part of Denmark, and the eastern part of Jutland. Long house or one wing house is a traditional type of house that is dominant in Aarhus city, and other parts of Denmark, which goes back to the Iron Age, c.2000B.C. The aggressive effect of wind obliges builder to find a practical solutions to combat the negative effect of strong wind. Wind breaks around houses is a widespread tradition for determinate a better comfort around house and to save energy. The thermal influence on the built form and orientation of buildings has the strongest influence in the countryside.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2006. p. I91-I93
Keywords [en]
Functional essential spaces, Intermediary spaces, Thermal comfort, Vernacular houses, Denmark, Iron age, Passive house, Practical solutions, Save energy, Strong winds, Thermal influence, Energy management, Energy resources, Houses
National Category
Architectural Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51017Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84865791745OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51017DiVA, id: diva2:1502130
Conference
PLEA2006 - The 23rd Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2006
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