A study on different natural ventilation approaches at a residential college building with the internal courtyard arrangement

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 340-352

  Jamaludin, Adi Ainurzaman ^a   Hussein, Hazreena ^b   Mohd Ariffin, Ati Rosemary ^b   Keumala, Nila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic design; Internal courtyard; Natural ventilation; Residential college building

Indexed keywords

BIO-CLIMATIC DESIGNS; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY; INTERNAL COURTYARD; NATURAL VENTILATION; NIGHT VENTILATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

COLLEGE BUILDINGS; HOUSING;

VENTILATION;

EID: 84893107074     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.12.050     Document Type: Article

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