Recent studies identify the sustainable properties vernacular architecture and vernacular design principles hold in sustainable building. Although most of the original appearance of vernacular design principles hold in sustainable building. Although most of the original appearance of vernacular architectures disappeared through the renewals since the ideas of new developments in cities and cultures, there is still a lot of building substance that could be rediscovered as old and historic. There are many wonderful building styles from all over the world that can inform us with their shapes, materials, arrangements, decorations, concepts for heating and cooling, etc. Vernacular architecture has been losing ground over the last couple of centuries, as modern methods prevail. This is unfortunate since many of the old ways employ natural materials and simple concepts that are energy efficient. Also the buildings themselves are often beautiful and enhance simple live styles which are advantageous to the issue of environmental protection and health.
As the basic principles that outline a nature-positive design are all innate in the vernacular building design ideas should then be encouraged and improved in order to achieve sustainable and healthy nature integrated designs, making use of the local landscape, local materials, orientation, sustainable techniques of recycling and permaculture, local climate and the conscous idea of balance with nature.