Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design

Urban masjids should be provided with an acceptable thermal comfort for worshippers to feel comfortable and relaxed to attain a feeling of tranquility, peace and serenity. This paper aim is to define the issues related to thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design to achieve the qual...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Othman, Rosniza
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
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author Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum
Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Othman, Rosniza
author_facet Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum
Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Othman, Rosniza
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description Urban masjids should be provided with an acceptable thermal comfort for worshippers to feel comfortable and relaxed to attain a feeling of tranquility, peace and serenity. This paper aim is to define the issues related to thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design to achieve the quality of life. The methodology for the study is analytical review to define theoretical framework related to the key areas. The results indicated that healthy indoor living, quality of life in the urban environment, energy consumption and implementation of passive design strategies are the issues governing thermal comfort through the design of facade for urban masjid.
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spelling iium-534372016-12-22T08:52:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53437/ Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Othman, Rosniza NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA Architecture NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture Urban masjids should be provided with an acceptable thermal comfort for worshippers to feel comfortable and relaxed to attain a feeling of tranquility, peace and serenity. This paper aim is to define the issues related to thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design to achieve the quality of life. The methodology for the study is analytical review to define theoretical framework related to the key areas. The results indicated that healthy indoor living, quality of life in the urban environment, energy consumption and implementation of passive design strategies are the issues governing thermal comfort through the design of facade for urban masjid. Elsevier 2016-10-31 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53437/37/53437-edited.pdf Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Othman, Rosniza (2016) Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design. In: ASEAN-Turkey ASLI (Annual Serial Landmark International) Conferences on Quality of Life 2016 : AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL 2016), 25th-27th February 2016, Medan, Indonesia. http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877042816315130/1-s2.0-S1877042816315130-main.pdf?_tid=6e0870ba-c821-11e6-afe1-00000aab0f02&acdnat=1482395838_6085149a4173565e8a558f8502fd3988 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.10.259
spellingShingle NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture
NA Architecture
NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum
Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita
Othman, Rosniza
Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
title Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
title_full Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
title_fullStr Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
title_full_unstemmed Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
title_short Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
title_sort defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design
topic NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture
NA Architecture
NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
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