Courtyard as tropical hot humid passive design strategy: Case study of Indonesian contemporary houses in Surabaya Indonesia

• Main Authors: Nugroho, Agung Murti, Citraningrum, Andika, Iyati, Wasiska, Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan
• Format: Article
• Published: University Of Malaya 2020
• Subjects: TX955-985 Building management
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91816/; http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/jdbe.vol20no2.1
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Courtyard in building contributes to indoor thermal environment. Courtyard element is commonly applied as passive cooling strategy in the design of boarding house in Indonesia. Courtyard has a potential aspect of being micro climate-modifier to reduce indoor air temperature during the day. This pape...