Tropical design principles for comfortable indoor climate

• Main Authors: Dilshan, Remaz Ossen, Abdul Majid, Roshida, Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Built Environment 2008
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8393/1/78158.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8393/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/42603689_Tropical_Design_Principles_for_Comfortable_Indoor_Climate
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

It is a generally held view that, in tropical countries, traditional house is more sympathetic to the prevailing climate and provide comfortable interiors. This study analyses the above hypothesis for Tropical House in ‘Taman Tropika’ (TTH) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which was designed...