The impact of air well geometry in a Malaysian single storey terraced house

• Main Authors: Leng, Pau Chung, Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Ossen, Dilshan Remaz, Ling, Gabriel H. T., Abdullah, Samsiah, Aminudin, Eeydzah, Liew, Wai Loan, Chan, Weng Howe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87787/1/MohdHamdanAhmad2019_TheImpactofAirWellGeometryinaMalaysianSingleStorey.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87787/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205730

In Malaysia, terraced housing hardly provides thermal comfort to the occupants. More often than not, mechanical cooling, which is an energy consuming component, contributes to outdoor heat dissipation that leads to an urban heat island effect. Alternatively, encouraging natural ventilation can elimi...