The courtyard is one of the traditional architectural forms that contributed in determining
climatic environment, physical and psychological in the courtyard house. This paper focus …

Natural ventilation potential in terraced buildings is affected by numerous parameters such
as permeability ratio, distribution pattern, depth of terraces, etc. This research aims to …

The influence of courtyard height on the cross-ventilation of a room abating a courtyard
building is addressed in this work. While the cross-ventilation performance of isolated …

Courtyard and building geometry are crucial aspects to achieve efficient natural ventilation
and indoor thermal comfort in a compact urban environment. In this paper, first, a …

The building cooling load is calculated in most standards using the sol-air temperature (T sol-
air), which depends on the surface properties and the building configuration. This study …

Terraced apartments as a typology of the buildings are new approaches to meet energy
conservation targets. This principle in the form of interactive spaces contributes to an …

Courtyard in building contributes to indoor thermal environment. Courtyard element is
commonly applied as passive cooling strategy in the design of boarding house in Indonesia …

Natural ventilation is one of the most essential issues in the concept of high-performance
architecture. The porosity has a lot to do with wind-phil architecture to meet high efficiency in …

The growing trend of using glass facade and the low thermal resistance of this material, has
increased the importance of environmental loads on heat loss through the building's …

Aims: The central courtyard can play an important role in reducing energy consumption,
increasing shading, enhancing the flow of passage and creating evaporative cooling in …