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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