Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing

he main objective of this study is to assess and compare the impact of adding in passive design features, focusing on the orientation, roof pitch and roofing materials, to a 'base model' house based on an existing structure, on the indoor air temperature and elative humidity, for the each...

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Main Author: Azrul, Bin Zulwali Kifli.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11399/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11399/2/Azrul%20ft.pdf
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description he main objective of this study is to assess and compare the impact of adding in passive design features, focusing on the orientation, roof pitch and roofing materials, to a 'base model' house based on an existing structure, on the indoor air temperature and elative humidity, for the each of the rooms. The test is conducted with the help of EnergyPlus software. The software is first validated by comparing the generated data with a real on-site data. On-site data were collected by measuring the air temperature and relative humidity, using two instruments, namely the data logger and relative humidity anemometer, for a set period, in one of the rooms of the selected house. The ideal orientation in terms of comfort is first identified, by testing one of the materials on vaious roof pitches, through all the major orientation. The base model is then tested on all the combinations of roof pitches and roofing materials, and the indoor air temperature and relative humidity are measured and recorded.
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spelling unimas-113992025-05-15T08:02:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11399/ Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing Azrul, Bin Zulwali Kifli. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) he main objective of this study is to assess and compare the impact of adding in passive design features, focusing on the orientation, roof pitch and roofing materials, to a 'base model' house based on an existing structure, on the indoor air temperature and elative humidity, for the each of the rooms. The test is conducted with the help of EnergyPlus software. The software is first validated by comparing the generated data with a real on-site data. On-site data were collected by measuring the air temperature and relative humidity, using two instruments, namely the data logger and relative humidity anemometer, for a set period, in one of the rooms of the selected house. The ideal orientation in terms of comfort is first identified, by testing one of the materials on vaious roof pitches, through all the major orientation. The base model is then tested on all the combinations of roof pitches and roofing materials, and the indoor air temperature and relative humidity are measured and recorded. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11399/2/Azrul%20ft.pdf Azrul, Bin Zulwali Kifli. (2012) Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS).
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Azrul, Bin Zulwali Kifli.
Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing
title Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing
title_full Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing
title_fullStr Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing
title_full_unstemmed Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing
title_short Study on passive building design features suitable for Sarawak's Housing
title_sort study on passive building design features suitable for sarawak's housing
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11399/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11399/2/Azrul%20ft.pdf