Adaptive Use of Passive Shading Devices in Public Buildings: A Case of Famagusta

Contemporary Urban Affairs 2018, Volume 2, Number 3, pages 1– 9 Adaptive Use of Passive Shading Devices in Public Buildings: A Case of... More

Contemporary Urban Affairs 2018, Volume 2, Number 3, pages 1– 9 Adaptive Use of Passive Shading Devices in Public Buildings: A Case of Famagusta 1 Ph.D. Candidate KENNEDY ONYEKA CHINWEOKWU & 2 Dr. HALIL ZAFER ALIBABA 1& 2Department of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, via Mersin 10, Turkey 1E mail: ikonkenn@yahoo.com , 2E mail: halil.alibaba@gmail.com A B S T R A C T Energy efficient and sustainable design of public buildings aims to reduce the consumption of non-renewable energy resources by promoting thermally and visually comfortable spaces. Integrated shading devices as part of a passive system is desirable to the successful design of energy conserving buildings. However, limited research exists on the adaptive qualities of shading devices as employed in the public buildings of North Cyprus. This researc Less