International Science and Technology Journal

It is a common sense that the excessive consumption of energy that accompanies contemporary urban development is constantly increasing, which in turn causes serious environmental damage, such as high rates of carbon dioxide emissions, which lead to the phenomenon climate change. Therefore, serious attempts to search for ways to reduce energy consumption and preserve it for future generation have become urgent matters locally and globally. This research aims to find practical solutions that reduce dependence on mechanical means and energy consumption in the urban environment by adapting the effects of climate on buildings by employing and integrating local technology to reduce heat flow processes to the interior and support heat loss processes within the building envelope. The research methodology relied on the inductive and deductive approach through studying and analyzing the vocabulary of vernacular buildings and urbanism. This research paper concluded that sustainable urban design cannot be considered a modern term, but rather a concept that has embodied in local urbanism since ancient times. Thus, local urbanism emerged from the principle of spontaneous, experimental compatibility closely linked with the nature of the environment, and people invented he urban environment as a means to protect themselves from difficult environment conditions by employing natural resources and embodied technology such as compact urban form, energy of the sun, wind and geothermal technology. Furthermore, the research concluded with some recommendations that can be adopted at the urban stage, leading to sustainable urban design