Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates

Buildings can be designed to require far less than the energy of today's average. Reducing energy consumption of buildings in hot-dry climates by using natural energy sources to provide comfortable microclimate is the main concern of this study. In this paper design strategies in terms of en...

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Main Authors: Lavafpour .Y, Surat .M
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Published: Penerbit UKM 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3531/
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description Buildings can be designed to require far less than the energy of today's average. Reducing energy consumption of buildings in hot-dry climates by using natural energy sources to provide comfortable microclimate is the main concern of this study. In this paper design strategies in terms of energy efficiency is considered based on proper building form, material selection and orientation and by taking advantages of passive cooling strategies and ventilation. The study aims to show that the idea of using natural energy and passive cooling strategies came from the vernacular principles
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:35312012-02-25T04:57:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3531/ Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates Lavafpour .Y, Surat .M, Buildings can be designed to require far less than the energy of today's average. Reducing energy consumption of buildings in hot-dry climates by using natural energy sources to provide comfortable microclimate is the main concern of this study. In this paper design strategies in terms of energy efficiency is considered based on proper building form, material selection and orientation and by taking advantages of passive cooling strategies and ventilation. The study aims to show that the idea of using natural energy and passive cooling strategies came from the vernacular principles Penerbit UKM 2011 Article PeerReviewed Lavafpour .Y, and Surat .M, (2011) Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates. Journal of Building Performance, 2 (1). pp. 34-46. ISSN 2180-2106 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/jsb/jbp/
spellingShingle Lavafpour .Y,
Surat .M,
Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
title Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
title_full Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
title_fullStr Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
title_full_unstemmed Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
title_short Towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
title_sort towards new approaches for converting principles of vernacular architecture into energy efficient buildings in hot and dry climates
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3531/
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