Design of a porous-type residential building model with low environmental load in hot and humid Asia

• Published in: Energy and buildings Vol. 36; no. 12; pp. 1181 - 1189
• Main Authors: Murakami, Shuzo, Kato, Shinsuke, Ooka, Ryozo, Shiraishi, Yasuyuki
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; CFD; Computation methods. Tables. Charts; Cross ventilation; Exact sciences and technology; Hot and humid region; Model house at Hanoi; Porous; Residential building; Structural analysis. Stresses; Types of buildings; Void; Asia; Vietnam; Vietnam, Hanoi; CFD; Model house at Hanoi; Hot and humid region; Void; Cross ventilation; Porous; Air conditioning; Structural design; International conference; Computational fluid dynamics; Pollution control; Porous medium; Pollutant emission; Natural ventilation; Design; Residential building; Hot climate; Experimental installation; Humid climate
• ISSN: 0378-7788
• DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2003.08.001

The purpose of this study is to propose a residential building model with voids which is appropriate for hot and humid regions of Asia with high population densities that also reduces the environmental load of buildings. This paper will explain an outline of a porous-type residential building model in Hanoi and the design process for introducing voids in buildings in order to improve natural cross ventilation effectively. Furthermore, the effects of natural ventilation, solar shading, and some devices for air conditioning systems for reduction the cooling and environmental load are estimated.