In this document a review of three active as well as ten passive cooling methods suitable for
residential buildings is carried out. The review firstly addresses how the various …

The optimal provision of thermal comfort and energy efficiency for residential housing in the
hot and humid tropics presents challenges and opportunities for housing and subdivision …

Window-opening is one of the most important adaptive behaviours affecting indoor thermal
comfort as well as household energy consumption in the tropics. In this study, large-scale …

Indoor thermal environment is one of the criteria in sustainable building. This criterion is
important in ensuring a healthy indoor environment for the occupants. The consideration of …

The building sector is one of the largest energy consumers worldwide. Especially in the hot-
humid Southeast Asian region, this sector consumes about 30% of primary energy demand …

Reliable airtightness data is needed to estimate the level of air infiltration and the thermal
loads for improving building energy efficiency and indoor comfort. While useful information …

Thermal performance of building envelope has been of great importance in determining the
indoor thermal environment mainly due to the impact of existing global warming issues …

An energy audit on a campus was conducted focusing on two parameters: lighting level and
temperature. A walk-through survey for each room was done to measure the said …

Thermal comfort is one of the aspects of building performance which is primarily influenced
by the building envelope, a primary concern in passive design strategies for buildings. A …

This chapter proposes strategies for reducing the energy consumption of cooling in
residences in hot and humid climates. Based on the results of field measurements and …