LOW ENERGY ALTERNATIVES FOR SITE PLANNING THROUGH THE USE OF TREES IN A HOT ARID CLIMATE

Large part of North–Western India has Hot Arid climate which is characterised by hot summers, humid monsoon, and extremely cold winters, and also there is a difference in daily maximum and mean temperatures of as much as 15 to 20°C and this results in high energy demand to achieve comfort conditions. Green buildings often claim that the reduced energy use during operation of the low energy. This paper gives categorical analysis of the technologies available for Low energy and green architecture and emphasizes the need to integrate both in residential buildings to lower the energy use in operation during the lifetime in a residential building in hot arid climate.

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Solar and Green Building Guidelines for Hot Arid Climate in India

Building Research Journal ◽

10.2478/brj-2014-0005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 59-65

Author(s):

Tejwant Singh Brar ◽

Navneet Munoth

Keyword(s):

Energy Use ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Residential Building ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Low Energy ◽

Embodied Energy ◽

Arid Climate ◽

Categorical Analysis ◽

Hot Arid Climate

Abstract There are, presently, two schools of thought when it comes to designing buildings that promote sustainable development. One school emphasizes materials use and ‘‘green’’ buildings, while the other emphasizes energy use and energy efficient buildings. The promoters of ‘‘green’’ buildings often claim that the reduced energy use during operation of the low energy and solar buildings is counteracted by the increased embodied energy in these buildings. This paper gives categorical analysis of the technologies available for Low energy and green architecture and emphasizes the need to integrate both in residential buildings to of lower the energy use in operation during the lifetime in a residential building in hot arid climate. The results also show that there should be little difference between the approaches of the two schools of thought. The best buildings will generally be those that are both low energy, and ‘‘green’’. This paper also gives policy guidelines to integrate them in the building bye-laws for hot arid climate

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Experimental study of natural materials for an evaporative cooling design in hot-arid climate

Building and Environment ◽

10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108564 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 108564

Author(s):

Amatalraof Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Evaporative Cooling ◽

Arid Climate ◽

Natural Materials ◽

Hot Arid Climate ◽

Cooling Design

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Recommended angle of a modular dynamic façade in hot-arid climate: daylighting and energy simulation

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment ◽

10.1108/sasbe-04-2021-0075 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Seyedeh Samaneh Golzan ◽

Mina Pouyanmehr ◽

Hassan Sadeghi Naeini

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Energy Efficient ◽

Energy Performance ◽

Arid Climate ◽

Visual Comfort ◽

Building Envelopes ◽

Content Type ◽

Optimum Angle ◽

Energy Efficient Buildings ◽

Hot Arid Climate

PurposeThe modular dynamic façade (MDF) concept could be an approach in a comfort-centric design through proper integration with energy-efficient buildings. This study focuses on obtaining and/or calculating an efficient angle of the MDF, which would lead to the optimum performance in daylight availability and energy consumption in a single south-faced official space located in the hot-arid climate of Yazd, Iran.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology consists of three fundamental parts: (1) based on previous related studies, a diamond-based dynamic skin façade was applied to a south-faced office building in a hot-arid climate; (2) the daylighting and energy performance of the model were simulated annually; and (3) the data obtained from the simulation were compared to reach the optimum angle of the MDF.FindingsThe results showed that when the angle of the MDF openings was set at 30°, it could decrease energy consumption by 41.32% annually, while daylight simulation pointed that the space experienced the minimum possible glare at this angle. Therefore, the angle of 30° was established as the optimum angle, which could be the basis for future investment in responsive building envelopes.Originality/valueThis angular study simultaneously assesses the daylight availability, visual comfort and energy consumption on a MDF in a hot-arid climate.

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