Façade to fork: integration of urban farming and solar energy systems in architecture

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2024-6-27

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Güney, Dilara

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The concept of water, energy, and food nexus emphasizes the importance of holistic solutions in securing resources and meeting the demands of sustainability. The effective utilization of renewable energy sources, especially photovoltaic energy, and addressing the food security problem by transforming buildings into agricultural areas have the potential to not only affecting the sustainable production of energy and food, but also can positively contribute to the quality of human life, improve energy efficiency, promote sustainable food production, and use natural resources more sustainably. At the architectural scale, design strategies need to be explored, such as the utilization of scalable and adaptable solar energy technologies and the integration of vegetation suitable to different climatic conditions. For this, design tools are necessary to make data-informed decisions during the exploration of alternative building design concepts, PV systems, and plant species during the design and renovation processes. This thesis proposes an approach that can be implemented as a design tool towards offering guidance for architects on the integration of urban farming and solar energy systems into architecture by enabling the exploration of different design configurations towards adapting and mitigating the effects of climate change on the built environment.

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Design tool development, Bipv, Vegetation, Urban agriculture, Farm-to-fork

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/110339

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis