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Abstract The research alms at reaching a practical design pathway for eco-house projects as a step for the sustainable development of urban areas; it explores the context of the eco-house by studying the eco-city concepts and the relation between eco-house and eco-city elements. The terms and theories accompanying eco-house design are discussed. The research studies the strategies and techniques used to achieve high performance of sustainability, and reaches a comprehensive design methodology for eco-bouse projects for designers to follow in order to reach a sustainable performance. The thesis studies The Carnegie Institute for Global Ecology as an. example for integration of various strategies and techniques, and studies the Thomson foy house as an example for the application of the design methodology proposed. |