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Our concern for the environment and for sustainability has dramatically increased in recent decades. This is why, we see more of our everyday items and even construction projects being completed using sustainable building materials. These materials offer a number of advantages, both economic and environmental. Sustainability is meant to make something last. A cost reduction and extended life-span seem reason enough to convince anyone into building a sustainable home. Being innovative and creating sustainable building goals is an essential part of the construction industry. Eco-housing is energy and resource efficient building practice. Eco-housing, therefore, recognizes two meanings: an environmentally appropriate dwelling and an economically acceptable dwelling. Buildings use resources (energy, water, raw materials, and etc.), generate waste (occupant, construction and demolition), and emit potentially harmful atmospheric emissions. This research aims at introducing the specific architectural design elements of the existing residential buildings according to the surrounding environmental elements while balancing costs with ecological benefits to develop rules and knowledge methods for climate-responsive design and introduce them to the design process in such a way that it assists architects in their design practice. Next to making the architect aware of the energy and comfort impact of their (climate- responsive) design decisions, an important aspect is the identification of the structural and architectural impact of the implementation of climate-responsive building elements to create a satisfying and healthy atmosphere in which we can deploy our activities, whether these activities are residential, recreational, educational, or work related. The design of a comfortable indoor climate is of great influence on occupant's health.