TY - GEN
T1 - Solar control in traditional architecture, potentials for passive design in hot and arid climate
AU - Yousef Mousa, Wael A.
AU - Lang, Werner
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright: CEPT University, Center for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy, Ahmedabad First Published 2014.All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper is a part of a research work that targets the evolution of traditional architectural features to develop a passive design strategy for contemporary buildings. It counts on the building as a self-climate modifier in hot and arid climate. The traditional house demonstrates awareness of solar geometry and heat transfer mechanisms as basic physical principles which govern the heat gain/loss process within the building. The work in this paper is confined to examining the effect of traditional solar controls and shading mechanisms. Discussed features are the resulted cross shading in narrow street canyon and window screens. The suggested features were introduced as shading devices to an existing contemporary building within consecutive simulations using TRNSYS 17. The climatic data for Cairo as a case study was considered. The simulation model was tested against indoor temperature and validated by comparing results to measured data. The model then was modified by introducing suggested features which found to be comparatively effective in lowering the indoor temperature.
AB - This paper is a part of a research work that targets the evolution of traditional architectural features to develop a passive design strategy for contemporary buildings. It counts on the building as a self-climate modifier in hot and arid climate. The traditional house demonstrates awareness of solar geometry and heat transfer mechanisms as basic physical principles which govern the heat gain/loss process within the building. The work in this paper is confined to examining the effect of traditional solar controls and shading mechanisms. Discussed features are the resulted cross shading in narrow street canyon and window screens. The suggested features were introduced as shading devices to an existing contemporary building within consecutive simulations using TRNSYS 17. The climatic data for Cairo as a case study was considered. The simulation model was tested against indoor temperature and validated by comparing results to measured data. The model then was modified by introducing suggested features which found to be comparatively effective in lowering the indoor temperature.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85028618684
T3 - 30th International PLEA Conference: Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies: Choosing the Way Forward - Proceedings
SP - 25
EP - 32
BT - 30th International PLEA Conference
A2 - Rawal, Rajan
A2 - Manu, Sanyogita
A2 - Khadpekar, Nirmala
PB - CEPT University Press
T2 - 30th International on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference - Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies: Choosing the Way Forward, PLEA 2014
Y2 - 16 December 2014 through 18 December 2014
ER -