Tropical design principles for comfortable indoor climate

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Tropical design principles for comfortable indoor climate

It is a generally held view that, in tropical countries, traditional house is more sympathetic to the prevailing climate and provide comfortable interiors. This study analyses the above hypothesis for Tropical House in â€˜Taman Tropikaâ€™ (TTH) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which was designed...

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Main Authors:	Dilshan, Remaz Ossen, Abdul Majid, Roshida, Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan
Format:	Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Built Environment 2008
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/8393/ http://eprints.utm.my/8393/1/78158.pdf

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