CLIMATE RESPONSIVE BUILDING DESIGN STRATEGIES OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN SWAIDA CITY, SYRIA

The history of Swaida city in several civilizations was clear through architecture as if it formed a mixture of them all. Each culture had its own way of dealing with the environmental conditions, combining these design strategies accumulatively resulted in a rich architecture that deals with the environment in a very systematic way. On the other hand, the construction strategies dealt with a lot of limitation such as the lack of resources and experiences which were not available during those periods. This report describes the historical and climatical characteristics that Swaida city has, and reviews some design strategies that used to respond to climate challenges.

Study of the effect of the addition of the booster on the performance of the basin solar still under the climatic conditions of the city of Homs

Solar energy being one of the most promising alternatives, this because of its availability and low cost compared to other energies. The device that uses solar energy to desalinate saline water is called the solar still. The problem at the solar still is reflected in its low efficiency, with the aim of raising it. This research presents a theoretical and experimental study for single-slope and single-basin solar stills.