There are currently trends in the world to transfer and adapt traditional solutions to contemporary needs. This applies, inter alia, to mobile shelters used by nomadic peoples. The article is devoted to the research on the quality of internal air in the yurt and the possibilities of its adaptation to high contemporary quality and environmental requirements, while maintaining its characteristic sustainable values. The tested traditional Mongolian yurt was moved from the dry and cold climate of the Asian steppe to the temperate climate of Central Europe and has been significantly modified. The outer shell materials have been changed, replacing natural materials with modern tight insulating foils. The wood-fired stove has been replaced with an electric heater and the roof opening has been firmly closed. All of these modifications resulted in far-reaching changes in the quality of the internal environment in the yurt. The conducted measurements and simulations of CO₂ concentration in the modified yurt proved that the efficiency of ventilation system is not sufficient and that the air quality is very poor (even for a single user). In the case of a larger number of users, the concentration of CO₂ has already reached a level that was dangerous to health. The simplest method of improving the air quality in the yurt is its careful unsealing to the required level. Striving for a low energy demand, however, would require a completely different approach (for example, in the form of forced ventilation with a heat recovery unit, ultimately powered with a PV array). Such a solution is very different from the traditional yurt model but is close to modern expectations and environmental requirements.

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The purpose of this article is to present how green building technologies impacted contemporary architectural design during students’ architectural workshops, using selected examples. The analysis covers a series of student workshops, conducted in collaboration between the Faculty of Architecture and Construction at L.N. Gumilov Eurasian National University (FAC-ENU) in Astana, Kazakhstan, and the Faculty of Architecture at Cracow University of Technology (FA-CUT), Kraków, Poland. The first part of the workshop, presented under the working title Conceptual Landscape Project of the ENU Recreation Space in Astana, focuses on conceptual design. The main part of the workshop centres on the theme Restoration of the Urban Environment of Madrid: Designing a Multi-Comfort House Saint-Gobain, emphasizing a personality-oriented approach and components of creative independence. The final part describes a student workshop on the theme Architectural Collage: Transformation of Styles in the New Architecture of Astana. In these three parts, the article demonstrates how ideas related to green building technologies were implemented in the creation of architectural spaces. The general conclusions highlight the role of workshops as an effective method of educating students about green building technologies applied in shaping the built environment.