Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation in humid tropical regions.
Author(s) : KINDANGEN J.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Assesses the applicability of some architectural design elements to provide comfort ventilation in humid tropical regions - size and location of windows, building eaves and roof shapes for a detached house. States that among the tested models, a room with a high gable roof combined with eaves significantly improves the indoor air velocity.
Details
- Original title: Window and roof configurations for comfort ventilation in humid tropical regions.
- Record ID : 1998-3814
- Languages: English
- Source: Build. Res. Inf. - vol. 25 - n. 4
- Publication date: 1997/07
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Themes:
Other air-conditioning equipment;
Comfort air conditioning - Keywords: Roof; Ventilation; Design; Architecture; Window; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning
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