Renewable energy sources in the sustainble architecture

In regards to the significant importance of this research, approximately 22–02 percent of the entireenergy consumption in developed countries refers to the energy usage of buildings . It is believedthat 21st century cities must be greener and smarter; hence, promoting sustainable cities hasbecome a key issue for many developing countries . The benefits of renewable energy includes:environmentalbenefits, jobs and the economy, energy security and Energy for next generations (Sustainability) .In this study we introduced the renewable energy sources and their properties.This study clearly illustrated theirdiscriptions and their benefits.After that it compared them from the prospectives of feasible use in urban areasand buildings, the amount of fossil fuel consumption reduction, the amount of initialconstruction costs enhancement , The amount of maintenance and operation cost reduction ,the cost of production energy , The growth during two last decades ,cost of electricity generation ,most used in contemporaryarchitecture ,growth of electricity generation technologies , growth of electricity generation technologies , government supportand public awareness .Finally solar pv achieved best score and wind energy earned second place .The renewable energy sources include: wind energy, passive solar, active solar, geothermal energy and fuel cell each ofthem have their own properties and choosing of them is related to the conditions of the design

Keywords:

sustainable architecture , green architecture , renewable energy sources , energy efficiency