The purpose of this study is to assess thermal comfort conditions in vernacular dwellings in
western sub-Saharan Africa. The paper identifies six vernacular and low-tech building …

Expectations of traditional and contemporary buildings are different in terms of thermal
comfort. Traditional buildings mostly achieve comfort through passive means, without HVAC …

Embedding PCMs in building materials has attracted great interest due to their ability to
store thermal energy. Storage of heat and cold is an efficient way to save energy …

The objective of this study is to investigate the climate characteristics of Indonesian regions
using an Olgyay Bioclimatic chart, a Givoni–Milne Bioclimatic chart and a Mahoney Table as …

Dew point temperature (DPT) of moist air plays a key role in ascertaining the comfort
condition as well as indoor air quality for built environments. This article outlines a simple …

The construction sector offers numerous advantages to the world. Some of which include the
provision of buildings, streets, tunnels etc. The change in climate is one of the many …

This study illustrates the utility of empirical and digital methodologies in examining the
question to which degree an architect who lives and builds in one distinctive geographic and …

Conserving the traditional Malay Kutai houses as our building heritage is important before
they perish due to neglection. For maintenance purposes, the palm leave roofs are replaced …

The objective of this paper is to study and analyse the local climate of Bhubaneswar and to
assess the potential of using natural ventilation for arriving thermal comfort conditions in …

Extended Abstract Introduction One of the practical indices in determining required energy
for providing climatic comfort is the degree day index. The total mean deviation of daily …