Defining issue of thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Fauziah Hanum, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Othman, Rosniza
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture; NA Architecture; NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53437/37/53437-edited.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53437/; http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877042816315130/1-s2.0-S1877042816315130-main.pdf?_tid=6e0870ba-c821-11e6-afe1-00000aab0f02&acdnat=1482395838_6085149a4173565e8a558f8502fd3988

Urban masjids should be provided with an acceptable thermal comfort for worshippers to feel comfortable and relaxed to attain a feeling of tranquility, peace and serenity. This paper aim is to define the issues related to thermal comfort control through urban masjid facade design to achieve the qual...