TY - JOUR TI - Energy efficiency as a factor of architecture development. Tradition and present AU - Ostrowska, Barbara TI - Energy efficiency as a factor of architecture development. Tradition and present AB - The paper explains how climatic conditions and the closely related principle of energy efficiency influence the forms of traditional buildings, as well as presents how to draw on traditional experiences in shaping the contemporary sustainable architecture. The methods of reducing buildings energy consumption are assigned to three main stages of its existence: the stage of construction, operation and decommissioning. VL - 2012 IS - Architektura Zeszyt 7-A (29) 2012 PY - 2012 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 121 EP - 138 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.023.1800 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/energy-efficiency-as-a-factor-of-architecture-development-tradition-and-present KW - energy efficiency KW - tradition KW - sustainable design