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Energy Efficient Design Towards Energy Conservation for Terraced Housing in Malaysia
Get PDFMalaysia has experienced rapid economic development in the past four decades. This has resulted in substantial population growth and rapid urbanization, which in turn has resulted in the increased demand for housing. Through both public and private sector developments, driven by successive Malaysia Plans, the country to date has produced more than four million units of housing, a majority of which are medium density terraced houses. It would seem that no attention was given to designing the houses to minimize energy consumption taking cognizance of the hot humid climatic conditions that prevail throughout the year. As a consequence residential energy consumption has increased due to what seemingly are inconsiderate design decisions with regard to energy issues, compounded by an increase in the use of air-conditioning to maintain thermal comfort.This thesis seeks to ascertain the means by which energy consumption for cooling purposes in medium density terraced houses in Malaysia can be minimized. Given the nature of the climate, which is mostly invariant and outside the comfort range throughout the year, it considers those design factors such as orientation and other design improvements to try to find alternate design strategies that will reduce residential energy consumption while maintaining thermal comfort. The study utilizing questionnaires and on-site temperature monitoring, surveyed a terraced housing development in a recently completed new development close to the capital city Kuala Lumpur, to assess the impact of orientation on thermal comfort and energy consumption. It found that thermal conditions within the houses surveyed exceeded international (ASHRAE-55 and ISO7730) and local (MS1525) thermal comfort standards and even the revised standards based on an adaptive approach. It also found that energy consumption of the houses is not influenced by the varying orientations, but rather, is dependent on the affordability of the households. Using data from the field study a Base-Case building design model was created and its annual energy consumption to maintain thermal comfort established. An exhaustive enumeration thermal simulation analysis was undertaken to predict the improvements in annual energy consumption through investigating the effect of changes to parameters such as insulation in walls and roof and various glazing types for all orientations from due North (0°) to 350° at 10° intervals
The Factors Influencing the Satisfaction Level of the Communities Residing in Gated Housing Schemes in Klang Valley
Get PDFThis study aims to evaluate the factors influencing the satisfaction level of the community residing in gated housing schemes in Klang Valley. The measuring variables are 1) security, 2) privacy, 3) lifestyle, 4) location, 5) investment and 6) demographic background. This study was conducted in thirteen different gated housing schemes through convenience random sampling of 170 heads of households staying in Klang Valley via a questionnaire survey which consists of multiple choice questions and a 5-point likert scale. Two main hypotheses were tested using Pearson Correlation, Independent sample t-test, ANOVA and Chi square tests. The study revealed four important findings: 1) only ‘number of household’ influences the satisfaction level of living in gated housing schemes; 2) privacy is the leading factor influencing house buyers; 3) the management board has no effect on satisfaction level and; 4) those staying in gated housing schemes socialise moderately. Overall, it shows that the study areas conform to the definition of gated housing schemes formulated by the Federal Town and Country Planning Department (2010). Therefore, in order to enhance social interaction among gated housing schemes, existing developments with neighbourhood unit features need to consistently produce face-to-face social conditions through the provision of multipurpose hall, musolla, playground and the likes. Next, local authorities, developers and residents’ association can take advantage of the multi-ethnic and cultural scenario of the gated housing schemes by organising resourceful activities such as ‘eyes on the street’ and neighbourhood watch programs which would indirectly improve the security of the neighbourhood. Lastly, organising residents’ association meeting once a month is very important to the residents since they work long hours thus, explain why they emphasise more on spending their leisure time with their family whenever they are free, rather than building relationship with neighbours
Reconstituting the Concepts of Sustainable Stormwater Management
Get PDFEven though various sustainable stormwater managements are available, there is less clear discussion and classification of its concepts. Besides, little discussion on the relationship of the concepts with the hydrology cycle made the implementation of stormwater management less successful in managing the problem caused by stormwater such as flash flood and water pollution. Hence, this research aims to review the concepts of sustainable stormwater management. Two objectives formulated are (i) to identify the concepts of sustainable stormwater management, and (ii) to identify any relationship of the identified concepts with other factors in sustainable stormwater management. Online journal, forum discussion and e-mail interview were used as methods of data collection in this qualitative research. Six steps of descriptive comparative analysis were used to analyse the data. Consequently, the researcher had identified 11 concepts and listed the concepts in priority order. The 11 concepts are conservation of watershed, compact urban form, retain stormwater on site, treatment train, green network, harvest and reuse rainwater, redevelopment, streetscape ecosystem and restoration. The identified concepts were listed in priority order based on relationship with 7 hydrology cycles which are interception, infiltration, surface runoff, depression storage, evapotranspiration, groundwater flow and interflow. The concepts were analysed with hydrology cycles is because to ensure the sustainability factors in outlining the concepts to manage the stormwater
Review on Bandung Transportation Plan Policy
Get PDFransportation service is a derive demand, it means a demand what it need to reach a specific aim. Cause of that, the basic step on the transportation system planning should follow these steps: Formulation of goals and objectives, Data collection, Analytical methods, Forecasting, Formulation of alternative plans, Evaluation and Implementation. The Sustainability of a transportation system has to consider: The transportation existing condition, financial condition, people opinion, government policies, social-economics constraint, and the physical condition of that area. By comparative method between Bandung transportation problems and the strategic plan of the Bandung transportation system which has written on the RTRW (Masterplan) of Bandung 2010-2030, can be concluded that transportation system plan policy has not clear as an explicit plan which it need by the city of Bandung, cause it is not fully following the basic steps of transportation system planning and did not looked to the constraint of the transportation system plan. We recomendate to compose the transportation system plan as derivate, which more clear the criteria and target aims
Spatial Usage in the Royal and Commoner Residences in Kuala Kangsar: A Compatibility Analysis to the Islamic Guidelines and Custom Manifestations
Get PDFThe relationship between Islamic guidelines and Malay culture to traditional Malay architecture has been an accepted fact. Nevertheless, the factors that influence culture such as customs have been testified to have inconsistencies with Islamic guidelines. It is hypothesized that the Malays Muslims in Malaysia practices the Malay custom or Adat that in turn has affected the spatial usage in the traditional dwelling architecture; may it be the royal or commoners residences. This paper identifies the Islamic guidelines and customs related to wedding ceremonies and analyzes the spatial usage and activities conducted. The comparison between royal and commoners residences indicates that the residential layout differs in terms of the complexity of customs practiced at the selected case studies. The case studies chosen for the spatial studies are the Bytul Anwar and Baitul Rahmah representing the royal residences and Rumah Meor representing the commoner’s residences. Generally, there are similarities in terms of layout and hierarchy of the spaces involved in conducting the ceremonies. There are also evidences that Islamic guidelines has been absorbed in the customs practiced during wedding ceremonies with additions and modifications in the royal and commoners practice. The results suggested there are strong custom manifestations in the spatial usage at both royal and commoners’ residences
A Semantic Approach to Architectural Ornamentation in Monuments of Persian Garden
Get PDFNo one can deny Persian garden as a symbol of Iranian architecture in the course of time. Since the long time, Persian Garden has Constant physical characteristics that could preserve Iranian identity, more than any other Persian artistic phenomena. On the other hand, it could adapt itself with each specific part of Religious mystery. As the essence of Persian artist try to get every phenomenon mysterious and scared side to build, The Persian garden is not an exception and behind its tempting and imaginary fairness hide a sacred part. Scrutiny of Persian garden’s frame work, a unique Persian Pleasant, indicates that it has been always a guest of every Iranian people, which lead us to analyze Investigation about this mysterious and sacred face.The research would revolve around homogeny of the Spiritual Principles of Persian Garden in the point of 4 approaches such as: Quran paradise, Iranian cosmos, Persian Sufism and Iranian identity. After that, this research proposes to group the values of Persian garden based on Donald Wilber’s idea on a new concept. Then, by selecting the monuments of Persian garden in a comparative study with mosques decorations, we try to unravel the mysteries of architectural ornamentations in Persian garden. We hope our endeavor stimulate your encouragement
Mosques in Island Southeast Asia (15th - 20th Century)
Get PDFThe primary objective of this study is to highlight factors causing transformations on the mosque’s form and functions, through critical analysis on the mosque’s physical attributes. The mosques are selected from various important port cities of the region, spanning from the 15th to the 20th century. The research adopts analytical and generative typological method in conducting comparative study between the data retrieved from the selected mosques and the data acquired from the analysis on the Prophet’s Mosque archetype. As every typological study must be based on a certain ‘ideal type,’ the Prophet’s Mosque serves as a controlling factor in determining the level of changes made to the models under study. From this aspect, the level of changes (i.e. variations to the ideal type, which is the Prophet’s Mosque) occurring in the mosque samples can be recorded and evaluated in order to seek explanations for the emergence of distinctive patterns or lack thereof
Development of Life Cycle Cost Strategy and Protocol on Cost Data Input in Malaysia
Get PDFLife Cycle Cost (LCC) is an economic assessment technique that produces outputs, which will give useful cost information to the clients, cost estimators and researchers in facilitating them to make better decision in the process of determining the most optimum total ownership costs of an asset over an anticipated life or in comparing the most cost-effective of mutually exclusive alternatives. The availability, accessibility, currency and reliability of cost data used as inputs in LCC analysis is of paramount importance that should be emphasized in the estimation to produce reliable LCC outputs. The aim of this research is to enhance quality of LCC outputs through the enhancement of quality data input requirements
PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION: PAPER REVIEW
Get PDFThe teaching/learning environment is constantly changing; however, traditional lecture-based pedagogy has remained fundamentally unchanged. This is particularly true with the teaching of History of Architecture where trends of contents and teaching have not changed. Passive learning of knowledge could lead learners to experience cultural alienation and be disassociated from contemporary issues. The research asserts that Islamic architecture is a discourse occupied with complexities and ruptures, and educational strategies can address these multiple realities of constructions. The research finds that the discourse of Islamic architecture is a complex subject with multiple narratives that are often swept under a metanarrative, positioned as the ‘other’ towards Western history. The paper intends to identify multiple histories and narratives within Islamic architecture, and the paper posits that developing the course syllabus can help facilitate critical learning. The research applies the qualitative methodology of a systematic literature review. A new approach to archival content can have encouraging effects on how the discourse is understood and made relevant to contemporary issues. Contents of diverse context and issues facilitate critical learning, enabling students to construct an encompassing understanding of Islamic architecture.
Keywords: lecture-based pedagogy, History of Architecture, Western histor