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Thermal functions of internal courtyards in traditional Chinese shophouses in the hot-humid climate of Malaysia
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In this article, the authors identify the thermal functions of internal courtyards in traditional Chinese shophouses (CSHs) located in the hot-humid climate of Malaysia with the aim of providing useful passive cooling strategies for modern urban houses.About:
This article is published in Building and Environment.The article was published on 2017-02-01. It has received 47 citations till now.read more
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Courtyard microclimate ENVI-met outputs deviation from the experimental data
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the effectiveness of the software ENVI-met v4 on the prediction of the thermodynamic performance of courtyards by means of comparing between field data obtained from simultaneous monitoring of three Courtyards and the results obtained from the software simulations.
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China's Old Dwellings
Robert W. McColl,Ronald G. Knapp +1 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive critical examination of China's folk architectural forms is presented in this article, where the authors provide a study of the environmental, historical and social factors that influence housing forms for nearly a quarter of the world's population.
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Sustainable design of courtyard environment: From the perspectives of airborne diseases control and human health
Jiawei Leng,Qi Wang,Ke Liu +2 more
TL;DR: In static wind conditions, infection possibility in courtyard was comparable to those in indoor environments during the COVID-19 period, and this work will be of great importance for sustainable development of courtyards from the perspectives of airborne diseases control.
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Impacts of façade openings' geometry on natural ventilation and occupants' perception: A review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impacts of facade openings, particularly balcony geometry, on natural ventilation performance and occupants' perception and found that most of the available literature is carried out in case studies and regions with warm or hot climates that are cooling dominant.
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Correlations between GIS-Based Urban Building Densification Analysis and Climate Guidelines for Mediterranean Courtyards
TL;DR: In this article, a GIS-based exploration of the relationship between aspect ratio of inner courtyards, porosity of the urban fabric and the climatic factors where it is located is presented.
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Passive and Low Energy Cooling of Buildings
TL;DR: The Earth as a Cooling Source for Buildings as discussed by the authors has been proposed as a cooling source for buildings and its applicability to different climates and building types is discussed in detail.
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Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define the field of culture and discuss the challenges of meeting the challenge of the 21st century in the world of technology and communication. And then, they propose a solution to the challenge.
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The effects of night ventilation technique on indoor thermal environment for residential buildings in hot-humid climate of Malaysia
TL;DR: In this article, the effectiveness of night ventilation technique for residential buildings in hot-humid climate of Malaysia is investigated based on a survey on usage patterns of windows and air-conditioners in typical Malaysian residential areas.
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Field study on adaptive thermal comfort in office buildings in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan during hot and humid season
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors collected responses from 325 occupants in 13 office buildings employing various ventilation modes, namely, free running (FR), mixed mode (MM), and mechanical cooling (CL), and found that the comfort range differed for each group of occupants under the different ventilation modes.
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Study of thermal comfort in courtyards in a hot arid climate
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of wind, and shading by different means ( galleries, horizontal shading or trees) on outdoor thermal comfort in an enclosed courtyard has been studied numerically by the three dimensional prognostic microclimate model, Envi-met 3.1.