Description:
AUA faculty members contribute to the first-ever bilingual (Armenian and English) textbook called Green Architecture: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The textbook was commissioned and published by the United Nations Development Programme under their Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings project. The textbook is currently in use at AUA and at the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia. The lead author of the textbook was Alen Amirkhanian, Director of the AUA Acopian Center. Artak Hambarian, Assistant Professor at the AUA College of Science and Engineering was a contributing author.
The textbook aims to present multiple solutions and approaches contributing to the wider application of
green architecture practices in construction. These include renewable energy, passive solutions, energy
audit, integrated building design approach, etc. The authors demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches
and refer to the latest sectorial developments, relying on the most recently available literature and online resources. The textbook is intended for a wide range of interested professionals, including faculties and students of architecture and engineering.