Thermal Performance of Typical Residential Building in Karachi with Different Materials for Construction

This research work deals with a study of a residential building located in climatic context of Karachi with the objective of being the study of thermal performance based upon passive design techniques. The study helps in reducing the electricity consumption by improving indoor temperatures. The exis...

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Published inMehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 189 - 198
Main Authors NAFEESA SHAHEEN, SABAHAT ARIF, ARIF KHAN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mehran University of Engineering and Technology 01.04.2016
Subjects
Cooling load
Design
Dwellings
Energy consumption
Methodology
Planning
Karachi
Pakistan
Karachi
Cooling loads
Thermal Performance
Residential buildings
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Summary:This research work deals with a study of a residential building located in climatic context of Karachi with the objective of being the study of thermal performance based upon passive design techniques. The study helps in reducing the electricity consumption by improving indoor temperatures. The existing residential buildings in Karachi were studied with reference to their planning and design, analyzed and evaluated. Different construction's compositions of buildings were identified, surveyed and analyzed in making of the effective building envelops. Autodesk® Ecotect, 2011 was used to determine indoor comfort conditions and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Cooling) loads. The result of the research depicted significant energy savings of 38.5% in HVAC loads with proposed building envelop of locally available materials and glazing.
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Mehran University Research Journal Of Engineering & Technology, Vol. 35, No. 2, Apr 2016: 189-198
ISSN:0254-7821
2413-7219