Investigating atrium in hot and humid climate and providing strategies for improving its quality in administrative use (case study: Bank of Shanghai, China)

In every nation ancient buildings are rich sources for inspiration from local traditional architecture. Manu of such buildings still have potentials for conservation and renovation. This article reviews the issue of revitalization of old traditional buildings in south part of Iran with hot and humid climate. The key technical challenges of revitalization and renovation of such buildings were explored via literature review. Then, the technical solution for such challenges were identified via cases study analysis. In order to reach comprehensive and practical solutions, tree key field of built environment studies which are architecture, structure and infrastructure design were explored together. The case study for this research was the project of revitalization of a traditional building into “Anthropology Museum of Local Residents” in Kish Island. The analysis and case study showed that most of the technical challenges for revitalization of such buildings are resolvable via simple solutions. Based on this, economic and socio-cultural supports of local authorities and planning departments are necessary in order to make such revitalization projects more feasible.

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Thermal Comfort Performance of Naturally Ventilated Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) Lockup in Hot and Humid Climate of Malaysia

Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.47836/pjst.29.3.35 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Bismiazan Abd. Razak ◽

Mohd. Farid Mohamed ◽

Wardah Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff ◽

Mohd. Khairul Azhar Mat Sulaiman

Keyword(s):

Thermal Comfort ◽

Environmental Parameters ◽

Northeast Monsoon ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Operative Temperature ◽

Window Opening ◽

Change Period ◽

Hot And Humid Climate

Thermal comfort performance of three vacant naturally ventilated Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) case study lockups (LK1 in Penang, LK2 in Melaka & LK3 in Kuala Lumpur) was measured during monsoon change period from Northeast Monsoon to Southeast Monsoon. According to NGO’s report and previous studies, the lockups condition is very poor and hot which contribute to discomfort among detainees. The objectives of the study are to investigate thermal comfort performance of the lockups based on four environmental parameters (Ta, Tr, Va, & RH) through physical measurement, to predict thermal comfort performance based on operative temperature (To) and neutral operative temperature (Tneutop), and to compare the results with thermal comfort criteria recommended by ASHRAE 55 standard and previous thermal comfort studies in hot and humid climate. The results show that To and Tneutop reading of LK1 is exceeding the maximum range recommended by ASHRAE 55 and previous studies by 2% to 8% (To) and 1% (Tneutop) which categorizing LK1 condition as hot. This is mostly due to high hot airflow brought through an ineffective window opening. The results will be used as reference for improvement towards some aspects such as window opening, building finishes materials, space volume and building orientation in future lockup design.

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Toward sustainable school building design: A case study in hot and humid climate

Cogent Engineering ◽

10.1080/23311916.2018.1452665 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 1452665 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Alwetaishi ◽

M. Gadi ◽

Paolo Zampieri

Keyword(s):

Building Design ◽

School Building ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Hot And Humid Climate

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PREVENTIVE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE WITHIN A HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE: A CASE STUDY OF TAINAN CONFUCIAN TEMPLE, TAIWAN

Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XVI ◽

10.2495/str190261 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

YU CHIEH CHU ◽

MIN FU HSU ◽

TSAI YU LIN ◽

PEI YU YI

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Hot And Humid Climate ◽

Confucian Temple

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Energy Efficiency Improvement in K-12 Schools: A Case Study in Florida

ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities ◽

10.1115/1.4048894 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ganesh Doiphode ◽

Hamidreza Najafi ◽

Mariana Migliori

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Public Schools ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Engineering Students ◽

The United States ◽

Energy Audit ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Hot And Humid Climate ◽

K 12

Abstract K-12 schools are responsible for over 1.4% of the total annual energy consumption in the United States. In a collaboration between Florida Institute of Technology and Brevard Public Schools (BPS), three schools are identified for a case study in Melbourne, FL, representing the hot and humid climate. A simple and replicable energy audit procedure is developed and conducted for the three schools to establish an understanding on the baseline energy consumption and energy end users and identify and evaluate effective energy efficiency measures (EEMs). Several EEMs are investigated and five EEMs associated with lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning and on-site solar power generation are selected for detailed analysis. It is determined that implementing the five recommendations will result in total of 58% reduction in the schools’ energy cost with an overall payback period of 8.4 years. The benefits of such project for schools are discussed from energy, economic, environmental, and educational perspectives. The results of this study provide insights regarding prioritizing energy efficiency projects in K-12 schools in hot and humid climate. The developed approach can be conveniently used for energy assessment in other schools and can serve as a method for training engineering students to perform energy audit.

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