Evaluating thermal effects of internal courtyard in a tropical terrace house by computational simulation

• Main Authors: Sadafi, Nasibeh, Salleh, Elias @ Ilias, Lim, Chin Haw, Ja'afar, Mohamad Fakri Zaky
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22533/1/Evaluating%20thermal%20effects%20of%20internal%20courtyard%20in%20a%20tropical%20terrace%20house%20by%20computational%20simulation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22533/

Thermal comfort conditions in residential buildings vary according to the designs, modifications of the house and adaptations of the occupants. The purpose of this paper is to examine thermal performance of terrace housing in tropical climate by exploiting internal courtyard. A case study of a terra...