Study of the effectiveness of solar heat gain and day light factors on minimizing electricity use in high rise buildings

• Main Authors: Nikpour, Mansour, Kandar, Mohd. Zin, Ghasemi, Mohsen, Fallah, Hossein
• Format: Article
• Published: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 2011
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29342/

Over half of the total electricity consumption is used in buildings. Air-conditioning and electric lighting are the two main resources of electricity consumption in high rise buildings. One way to reduce electricity consumption would be to limit heat gain into buildings, therefore reduce the demand...