Affordable retrofitting methods to achieve thermal comfort for a terrace house in Malaysia with a hot–humid climate

• Main Authors: Ng, Wai Tuck, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Hagishima, Aya, Rijal, Hom Bahadur, Yakub, Fitri
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90028/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110072
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Although various cooling approaches have been proposed to overcome the thermal discomfort in residential buildings, tropical developing countries still lack affordable and effective retrofitting methods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an affordable retrofitting meth...