Bioclimatic architecture as a potential for developing countries

Climatic responsive building aims to mediate exter¬nal agents both to reduce climate loads and to create a healthy and comfortable indoor environment.The sensitive approach to comfort gives nowadays more chances to implement passive strategies, especially the use of natural ventilation. Despite the clearly visible change of attitudes towards nature, more analysis often lead to the conclusion that the arising buildings are very rarely based on extensive studies of local bioclimatic conditions. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the traditional ways of adapting dwellings to the climate are combined with advanced technology The northern and southern regions of Cameroon with the Mousgum huts and traditional chiefdoms respectively will allow us to highlight certain technical identities and constructive traditions that are answers to sustainability.Five important case studies are presented in order to demonstrate that the relevant distinguishing feature of bioclimatic architecture is to go beyond the scheme of low-energy buildings and constructed from renewable materials. It is much more vital for the green design to implement the structures in the ecosystem in such a way that they become an integral part of it. Thus understood bioclimatic architecture is logical, well adapted to the climate and therefore economical.