%0 Journal Article %T Low energy architecture in the tropics: from design to building construction %A Harry Boyer %A Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Miranville %A Fran£¿ois Payet %J Physics %D 2012 %I arXiv %X This paper presents a realization of passive construction in Reunion, French Department in the Indian Ocean (southern hemisphere) submitted to a wet tropical climate. Aspects of passive construction were integrated at the design stage and this house does not present additional costs towards classical ones. This project was awarded a prize for architecture climate. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.5769v1