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Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate

It is a well-documented that the urban air temperature is gradually growing in all cities due to the rapid development of buildings, roads and other infrastructure, human activities and also decreasing in vegetated areas. In a tropical climate, outdoor environment is clearly warmer than indoor envir...

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Main Authors: Kamarulzaman, N., Zawawi, N.A.W.A., Mohammed, N.I.
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Published: EDP Sciences 2016
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spelling my.utp.eprints.308402022-03-25T07:39:00Z Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate Kamarulzaman, N. Zawawi, N.A.W.A. Mohammed, N.I. It is a well-documented that the urban air temperature is gradually growing in all cities due to the rapid development of buildings, roads and other infrastructure, human activities and also decreasing in vegetated areas. In a tropical climate, outdoor environment is clearly warmer than indoor environment due to higher air temperatures, particularly in dry seasons. Since the indoor environment is influenced by its surroundings, this situation indirectly contributes to the discomfort indoor environment in the building. Thus, it generates to the dependence on mechanical ventilation and increase the energy consumption in buildings. Many research studies have proof that plants not only beauty a city, but also improve the urban environmental condition by reducing the transferring of heat flux on buildings and increasing the reflection of radiation and shading. Therefore strategically placed vegetation around a building could decrease the energy consumption in buildings by reducing the adverse impact of some climate elements. Overall, this paper focuses on the results of a preliminary pilot study of two Semi-Detached houses with different landscape density in Seri Iskandar, Perak. Three climatic parameters, building configuration, and landscape design measured and analyze in this paper. © 2016 The Authors. EDP Sciences 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983520171&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f20166600044&partnerID=40&md5=88f97b451ac49cce26be2d577aea1d4e Kamarulzaman, N. and Zawawi, N.A.W.A. and Mohammed, N.I. (2016) Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate. In: UNSPECIFIED. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30840/
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description It is a well-documented that the urban air temperature is gradually growing in all cities due to the rapid development of buildings, roads and other infrastructure, human activities and also decreasing in vegetated areas. In a tropical climate, outdoor environment is clearly warmer than indoor environment due to higher air temperatures, particularly in dry seasons. Since the indoor environment is influenced by its surroundings, this situation indirectly contributes to the discomfort indoor environment in the building. Thus, it generates to the dependence on mechanical ventilation and increase the energy consumption in buildings. Many research studies have proof that plants not only beauty a city, but also improve the urban environmental condition by reducing the transferring of heat flux on buildings and increasing the reflection of radiation and shading. Therefore strategically placed vegetation around a building could decrease the energy consumption in buildings by reducing the adverse impact of some climate elements. Overall, this paper focuses on the results of a preliminary pilot study of two Semi-Detached houses with different landscape density in Seri Iskandar, Perak. Three climatic parameters, building configuration, and landscape design measured and analyze in this paper. © 2016 The Authors.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Kamarulzaman, N.
Zawawi, N.A.W.A.
Mohammed, N.I.
spellingShingle Kamarulzaman, N.
Zawawi, N.A.W.A.
Mohammed, N.I.
Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
author_facet Kamarulzaman, N.
Zawawi, N.A.W.A.
Mohammed, N.I.
author_sort Kamarulzaman, N.
title Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
title_short Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
title_full Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
title_fullStr Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
title_full_unstemmed Effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
title_sort effect of landscape density in a residential area on thermal performance in a tropical climate
publisher EDP Sciences
publishDate 2016
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