Low energy architecture in the tropics: from design to building construction

Harry Boyer (1) , Frédéric Miranville (1) , François Payet (2)

1 PIMENT - Physique et Ingénierie Mathématique pour l'Énergie, l'environnemeNt et le bâtimenT
2 Chercheur indépendant

This paper presents a realization of passive construction in Reunion, French Department in the Indian Ocean (southern hemisphere) submitted to a wet tropical climate. Aspects of passive construction were integrated at the design stage and this house does not present additional costs towards classical ones. This project was awarded a prize for architecture climate.

Mots clés: Building design; CODYRUN

Domaines: Thermique [physics.class-ph]; Thermique [physics.class-ph]

Harry Boyer, Frédéric Miranville, François Payet. Low energy architecture in the tropics: from design to building construction. IASTED Power and Energy Systems 2010, Sep 2010, Gaborone, Botswana. pp.218-222. ⟨hal-00768701⟩