Bioclimatic Architecture

¹ UDEM, Universidad de Monterrey, Zona Valle Poniente, 66238 San Pedro Garza García, N.L.
² UDEM, Universidad de Monterrey, Zona Valle Poniente, 66238 San Pedro Garza García, N.L.
³ UDEM, Universidad de Monterrey, Zona Valle Poniente, 66238 San Pedro Garza García, N.L.
⁴ UDEM, Universidad de Monterrey, Zona Valle Poniente, 66238 San Pedro Garza García, N.L.

Abstract

We are living through serious problems of environmental pollution, which causes great risks to the well-being of the population. These problems are presented by the bad planning of urban growth, and many times in very bad quality. Industrialization grows in the cities without having an order and an appropriate planning to avoid the damage in our environment. The construction sector is largely responsible for this global pollution that is experienced today. As the years go by, architects aim to improve the quality of their construction and improve our quality of life. New projects arise with strategy and planning, developing a new type of architecture which contemplates the damage it would do to the environment and how this issue could be solved based on its construction development. The profession of architects, or urban planners who are involved in the development of cities, are responsible for creating new developments by designing the impact of climate change. The architectural community carries a great responsibility in designing with the flows of materials, energy, climate change, causes and solutions in mind. Architecture must involve sustainability in its construction process and know how to implement it to cause an environmental impact to satisfy the common welfare.