Nypa Frutican Rachis as building envelope heat insulator

• Main Authors: Kesot, Mohd Jahaya, Hanafi, Dirman, Shamsuddin, Abu Ubaidah, Ahmad, Ida Laila
• Other Authors: Mohamad, Elmy Johana
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTHM 2020
• Subjects: TK3001-3521 Distribution or transmission of electric power
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/603/1/NYPA%20frutican%20rachis%20as%20building%20envelope%20heat%20insulator.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/603/

This research is conducted to investigate the possibility of cellulose in Nypa Frutican Rachis to achieve thermal comfort. As Malaysia was known as tropical country which has hot and humid climate, this research focus on to study the transfer of heat through Nypa Frutican Rachis as a roof. Since onl...