Analysis of atrium's architectural aspects in office buildings under tropical sky conditions

CSSR 2010 - 2010 International Conference on Science and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 536-541

  Yunus, Julitta ^a   Ahmad, Sabarinah Sh ^a   Zain Ahmed, Azni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Atrium; Daylighting; Office Buildings; Roof Fenestration; Skylight Design

Indexed keywords

ATRIUM; ATRIUM BUILDINGS; AVERAGE HEIGHT; BUILDING TYPES; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FENESTRATION SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; SELECTION PROCESS; SKY CONDITION; SKYLIGHT DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURE; DAYLIGHTING; DESIGN; RESEARCH; ROOFS; TROPICS; WINDOWS;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 79959673217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CSSR.2010.5773836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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