Solar Passive Techniques in the Vernacular Buildings of India – A Review

Abstract

Due to Urbanization and elevating Environmental Issues and Challenges in the Building Sector, the professionals are implementing regional Architecture knowledge and Wisdom which are energy efficient and Sustainable. Vernacular buildings and climate responsiveness has become the focused topic today, but detailed review of previous studies is lacking currently in India therefore, this paper presents a comprehensive review of 24 qualitative and quantitative research articles written across the various climatic zones in India. The intent of the paper is to recognize solar passive features in vernacular buildings across the various climatic zones in India for adopting in contemporary buildings. The major climatic design strategies will be Form of the Building, Built Envelope, Orientation, Openings and Ventilation techniques, Materials and Construction techniques. The author used Systematic review and Bibliometric methods to write this paper and concluded the Solar passive features of Vernacular Buildings in each climatic zones in India. This review aims to establish an actual summary of this domain for more advancement of environmentally conscious architecture in Indian Context.