Thermal characteristics of a residential house in a new township in Johor Bahru

• Main Authors: Lee, Y. Y., Lee, Y. H., Mohammad, S., Shek, P. N., Ma, C. K.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97151/1/SMohammad2017_ThermalCharacteristicsofaResidentialHouse.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97151/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/271/1/012027

As one of the densest population occurred in Johor Bahru, development of a new township become necessary in order to cater this growth. Rapid urbanization is a factor of degradation of environmental quality which may increase surrounded temperature through urban heat island (UHI) phenomena. Therefor...