USING PASSIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN ECOFARM ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

The history of eco (organic) farming in Hungary has begun in 1983. Currently, approx. 2% of
the agricultural area is managed this way. This research gives a survey on the architectural backgrounds
of this specific land management type.
Sustainability and energy conservation have brought along a new demand in the construction industry,
including design and operation of agricultural buildings: the usage of energy efficient, environmentally
friendly and preferably renewable energy based building alternatives.
Among the energy-saving solutions we have to emphasize those passive systems in particular, which
use the natural conditions (sunlight, shading, ventilation, gravity, etc.) on their own, without the help
of mechanical equipment, and achieve energy efficiency by placing and structuring technological
buildings accordingly.