Reducing the indoor temperature of buildings in the Philippines using passive cooling techniques

• Main Authors: Barroga, Francisco Cura, III, Chan, Ivan Alfonso Santos, Cinco, Stephen Kyle Navallo, Grau, Mikhail Pace Padernal
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Sustainable buildings > Design and construction; Cooling systems > Philippines; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9119
• Institution: De La Salle University

In tropical countries, temperatures can reach up to 40°C which forces people to use their air conditioning (AC) units. This results increase production of greenhouse gasses. Thus, passive cooling techniques (PCTs) are known to be used around the world due to its potential to provide a living and wo...