Introduction to factors affecting
thermal performance of buildings
creating sustainable and
comfortable designs and minimising the use of space heating and cooling.
PROJECT 1: CASE STUDY-IDENTIFYING INNOVATION PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES
comfortable designs and minimising the use of space heating and cooling.
PROJECT 1: CASE STUDY-IDENTIFYING INNOVATION PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES
Passive design is design that does not require mechanical heating or cooling. Buildings that are passively
designed take advantage of natural climate to maintain thermal comfort.
Incorporating the principles of passive design in building:
Significantly improves comfort
Reduces or eliminates heating and cooling bills
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions from heating, cooling, mechanical ventilation and lighting.
Building envelope is a term used to describe the roof, walls, windows, floors and internal walls of a building. The envelope should controls heat gain and exclusion of rainwater.Well-designed envelopes maximize cooling air movement and exclude sun. The fundamental principles of passive design are relatively simple and can be applied to the various climate zones, house types and construction systems in Australia.
Objectives of this project:
1. To identify and define the principles of heat transfer in relation to building and people
2. To understand what is thermal comfort and discuss factors relating to thermal comfort
3. To analyze the effect of thermal comfort factors in a person and in a space
4. To be able to criticize design of the space in terms of thermal comfort by referring to MS1525 , UBBL, GBI and Green Mark standards.
We are required to choose one building each from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Singapore. For our choice, we have chosen The Pinnacle, Sunway and Solaris for Singapore as they featured innovative passive design strategies.
The following are my group's work:
Please click on the respective link to view our report:
Learning outcomes of this project:
1. Identify environmental conditions related to site conditions, climate, etc.
2. Explain the effects of the sun on the thermal performance of buildings
3. Explain the effect of insulation, thermal mass and air movement on thermal performance of buildings.
Incorporating the principles of passive design in building:
Significantly improves comfort
Reduces or eliminates heating and cooling bills
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions from heating, cooling, mechanical ventilation and lighting.
Building envelope is a term used to describe the roof, walls, windows, floors and internal walls of a building. The envelope should controls heat gain and exclusion of rainwater.Well-designed envelopes maximize cooling air movement and exclude sun. The fundamental principles of passive design are relatively simple and can be applied to the various climate zones, house types and construction systems in Australia.
Objectives of this project:
1. To identify and define the principles of heat transfer in relation to building and people
2. To understand what is thermal comfort and discuss factors relating to thermal comfort
3. To analyze the effect of thermal comfort factors in a person and in a space
4. To be able to criticize design of the space in terms of thermal comfort by referring to MS1525 , UBBL, GBI and Green Mark standards.
We are required to choose one building each from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Singapore. For our choice, we have chosen The Pinnacle, Sunway and Solaris for Singapore as they featured innovative passive design strategies.
The following are my group's work:
Please click on the respective link to view our report:
Link for The Pinnacle Sunway, Malaysia
Link for Solaris, Singapore Report
Learning outcomes of this project:
1. Identify environmental conditions related to site conditions, climate, etc.
2. Explain the effects of the sun on the thermal performance of buildings
3. Explain the effect of insulation, thermal mass and air movement on thermal performance of buildings.
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