INDOOR CLIMATE AS A FUNCTION OF BUILDING ORIENTATION.

Author(s) : SAEED A. R. S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

ATTEMPTS TO VISUALIZE THE EFFECT OF ORIENTATION ON INDOOR CLIMATE IN THE HOT DRY REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA. BASES THE STUDY ON AN EXPERIMENTAL SURVEY CARRIED OUT ON THE STAFF HOUSING AT KING SAUD UNIVERSITY. THE APARTMENTS SELECTED WERE SIMILAR IN ALL ASPECTS INFLUENCING THERMAL BEHAVIOUR SUCH AS MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION AND FORM, BUT DIFFER IN ORIENTATION. RECORDS INDOOR AIR AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES. ANALYSES THE RESULTS AND EVALUATES THEM TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECT OF ORIENTATION ON INDOOR CLIMATE. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 23, N 1, 1988, 14, 88-00119.

Details

  • Original title: INDOOR CLIMATE AS A FUNCTION OF BUILDING ORIENTATION.
  • Record ID : 1988-2005
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Int. J. ambient Energy - vol. 8 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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