Eight recent projects of A. N. Tombazis and Associates are described. These buildings, five office buildings, a museum, a hospital and an exhibition centre, incorporate various bioclimatic design aspects which are incorporated for increased comfort, lower energy consumption and environmental...

Several calls have been everywhere asking for proper use of passive design tools like shading devices, insulation, natural ventilation and solar panels in building architecture of hot-dry area in order to improve the thermal performance of indoor spaces. This paper examines the effect of these...