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GARCIA-CHAVEZ, José. Application of bioclimatic and sustainable design in a house project to reduce energy consumption and environmental damage in a large urban centre. In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE, 18., 2001, Florianópolis. Anais... Florianópolis: PLEA, 2001. p. 287 - 292.
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Abstract

 The present environmental deterioration of our planet is the result of a number of anthropogenic predatory activities, and manifested in phenomena such as climate change, global warming, destruction of ozone layer and rain forests, atmospheric pollution, formation of acid rain, biodiversity loss, and so on. It is clear that most human activities through history have been characterized by an inappropriate utilization of energy, mainly in the form of fossil fuels. This has provoked a severe damage to our ecosystems. At the beginning of the 20th century, neither human beings nor human technology had the power to significantly alter the planet. Today, just in the beginning of the new century 21 and third millennium, it is confirmed that human population in an accelerated growing pattern, have the power and so the technology, to severely modify our natural habitat. Certainly, the combined effect of the industrial activities, particularly those occurring during the last fifty years (based on an intensive exploitation and burning of fossil fuels), and the explosive growth of population, has provoked a critical damage in our planet. Mexico City Metropolitan Area is one of the most severely environmental damaged regions in the world. One alternative solution to this problem is the application of bioclimatic and sustainable design actions, in both existing and new buildings. This work presents a house project in which the application of this approach has been realized. The results has shown that by implementing bioclimatic and sustainable design in buildings, integrated with renewable and energy efficient system technologies, it is possible to achieve substantial energy savings as well as a beneficial effect in our natural environmental, whilst improving indoor ambient comfort conditions of occupants in buildings. This approach, based on bioclimatic design alternatives and sustainable actions, is also meant to be applicable to some more cities of the country and this will eventually generate a positive multiple effect to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the communities involved and foremost, the quality-oflife of the existing and future population.
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