The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing

Enhancing natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing is very important for the living environment in terms of health and thermal comfort purposes. One of the most important design strategies to enhance natural ventilation in multi-storey housing is through the provision of voids. A void...

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Main Authors: Muhsin, Fakhriah, Mohammad Yusoff, Wardah Fatimah, Mohamed, Mohd Farid, Sapian, Abdul Razak
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spelling my.iium.irep.518592017-04-10T08:50:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51859/ The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing Muhsin, Fakhriah Mohammad Yusoff, Wardah Fatimah Mohamed, Mohd Farid Sapian, Abdul Razak NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA100 Architecture and the state Enhancing natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing is very important for the living environment in terms of health and thermal comfort purposes. One of the most important design strategies to enhance natural ventilation in multi-storey housing is through the provision of voids. A void is a passive architectural feature, which is located in the middle of deep plan buildings. It is very crucial to consider the configurations of voids in the buildings for enhancing natural ventilation, especially for multi-storey housing. In this study, Malaysian Medium Cost Multi-Storey Housing (MMCMSH), which is an example of multi-storey housing located in a suburban area,has been selected in this study. This study aims to investigate the potential of void for enhancing natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing by the comparison of two different void configurations. Field measurement of MMCMSH has been conducted to validate Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) model and Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) is an important parameter for setting up the CFD Model’s domain. Ventilation rate (Q), which is necessary for comfort and health reasons, is an important parameter for the comparison of the different void configurations. This study revealed that the provision of void can enhance natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing with an increase in the value of Q, from 3.44% to 40.07%, by enlarging the void’s width by 50% compared to the existing void. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2016-09 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51859/1/buildings-06-00035.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51859/7/51859_The%20effects%20of%20void%20on%20natural%20ventilation%20performance_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51859/8/51859_The%20effects%20of%20void%20on%20natural%20ventilation%20performance_WoS.pdf Muhsin, Fakhriah and Mohammad Yusoff, Wardah Fatimah and Mohamed, Mohd Farid and Sapian, Abdul Razak (2016) The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing. Buildings, 6 (3). pp. 1-19. http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/6/3/35/htm :10.3390/buildings6030035
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NA100 Architecture and the state
Muhsin, Fakhriah
Mohammad Yusoff, Wardah Fatimah
Mohamed, Mohd Farid
Sapian, Abdul Razak
The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
description Enhancing natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing is very important for the living environment in terms of health and thermal comfort purposes. One of the most important design strategies to enhance natural ventilation in multi-storey housing is through the provision of voids. A void is a passive architectural feature, which is located in the middle of deep plan buildings. It is very crucial to consider the configurations of voids in the buildings for enhancing natural ventilation, especially for multi-storey housing. In this study, Malaysian Medium Cost Multi-Storey Housing (MMCMSH), which is an example of multi-storey housing located in a suburban area,has been selected in this study. This study aims to investigate the potential of void for enhancing natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing by the comparison of two different void configurations. Field measurement of MMCMSH has been conducted to validate Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) model and Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) is an important parameter for setting up the CFD Model’s domain. Ventilation rate (Q), which is necessary for comfort and health reasons, is an important parameter for the comparison of the different void configurations. This study revealed that the provision of void can enhance natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing with an increase in the value of Q, from 3.44% to 40.07%, by enlarging the void’s width by 50% compared to the existing void.
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author Muhsin, Fakhriah
Mohammad Yusoff, Wardah Fatimah
Mohamed, Mohd Farid
Sapian, Abdul Razak
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Mohammad Yusoff, Wardah Fatimah
Mohamed, Mohd Farid
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title The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
title_short The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
title_full The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
title_fullStr The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
title_full_unstemmed The effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
title_sort effects of void on natural ventilation performance in multi-storey housing
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