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Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development – Sung, Kao & Chen (eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00053-7
Analysis of traditional dwellings to give some building energy
conservation inspiration in today’s buildings
Shu-Pei Wang & Jia Huang
College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
ABSTRACT: Energy is the material foundation to the survival of human society, and the important
resources in the economic society and social development. At present our country is in a period of rapid
development of industrialization and urbanization, the demand for energy increases continuously, leading
to energy and environmental pressure is also increasing. However, in the energy consumption ...