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Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia

Rising thermal comfort expectations during worship at mosques in Malaysia have led to increasingly high carbon emissions due to electricity consumption for cooling. An increasing number of existing mosques in urban and affluent areas are retrofitted with extensive air-conditioning systems. In additi...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Azzam Ismail,, Fahanim Abdul Rashid,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22191/1/kjt_17.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.221912023-09-13T07:08:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22191/ Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia Muhammad Azzam Ismail, Fahanim Abdul Rashid, Rising thermal comfort expectations during worship at mosques in Malaysia have led to increasingly high carbon emissions due to electricity consumption for cooling. An increasing number of existing mosques in urban and affluent areas are retrofitted with extensive air-conditioning systems. In addition, new mosques are designed with active rather than passive cooling techniques. At the same time, although widely promoted in Islam, sustainable ways of living, including water and resource conservation, equitable physical and knowledge access, and community bonding, are not being actively promoted and practiced by the mosques communities. Therefore, this paper presents a descriptive study of the Green Building Index certified Raja Fi Sabilillah Mosque in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. This study aims to uncover practical green and sustainable architecture elements that could be implemented at other mosques. This study observed a high amount of renewable energy generated at this large mosque. Further, energy is conserved by using passive cooling, natural daylighting, and LED indoor lighting. Other installed features are water-saving taps, wheelchair access, and a disabled ablution booth. Overall, this case study points toward a sustainable mosque through a green architecture approach that could be widely implemented for the betterment of the Ummah. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22191/1/kjt_17.pdf Muhammad Azzam Ismail, and Fahanim Abdul Rashid, (2023) Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 35 (3). pp. 693-698. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3503-2023/
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description Rising thermal comfort expectations during worship at mosques in Malaysia have led to increasingly high carbon emissions due to electricity consumption for cooling. An increasing number of existing mosques in urban and affluent areas are retrofitted with extensive air-conditioning systems. In addition, new mosques are designed with active rather than passive cooling techniques. At the same time, although widely promoted in Islam, sustainable ways of living, including water and resource conservation, equitable physical and knowledge access, and community bonding, are not being actively promoted and practiced by the mosques communities. Therefore, this paper presents a descriptive study of the Green Building Index certified Raja Fi Sabilillah Mosque in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. This study aims to uncover practical green and sustainable architecture elements that could be implemented at other mosques. This study observed a high amount of renewable energy generated at this large mosque. Further, energy is conserved by using passive cooling, natural daylighting, and LED indoor lighting. Other installed features are water-saving taps, wheelchair access, and a disabled ablution booth. Overall, this case study points toward a sustainable mosque through a green architecture approach that could be widely implemented for the betterment of the Ummah.
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author Muhammad Azzam Ismail,
Fahanim Abdul Rashid,
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Fahanim Abdul Rashid,
Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia
author_facet Muhammad Azzam Ismail,
Fahanim Abdul Rashid,
author_sort Muhammad Azzam Ismail,
title Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia
title_short Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia
title_full Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia
title_fullStr Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in Malaysia
title_sort green architecture approach toward sustainable mosques in malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2023
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22191/1/kjt_17.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22191/
https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3503-2023/
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