Architectural sustainability on the impacts of different air-conditioning operational profiles and temperature setpoints on energy consumption: comparison between mosques with and without HVLS fan in the City Center Mosques

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Nur Amalina Syairah, Shari, Zalina, Dahlan, Nur Dalilah, Idowu, Ibiyeye Aminat
• Format: Article
• Published: University of Malaya 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95995/; https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/jdbe/article/view/29778/13477
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The use of air-conditioning (AC) in conjunction with high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) fans has become a trend in retrofitted mosque buildings in Malaysia to improve thermal comfort conditions. However, the energy impact of operating AC and HVLS fan simultaneously is unknown. This study compares the ann...