Introduction
Climate of Cyprus
Questionnaire
Techniques Used in Historical and Traditional Houses
Comfort Zone of Cyprus
Passive Solar Systems
Construction Decisions
Monitoring of the Experimental Solar House
Conclusions
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Passive Solar Architecture in Cyprus
Conclusions
Because of Lefkosia’s climate, passive solar architecture works to its full capacity. This means that, a passive solar house has 100% energy saving potential. This theory has not remained at its conceptual stage as the Experimental Solar House has demonstrated it in practice.
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