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Title: | An Investigation of Thermal Comfort of Houses in Dry and Semi-Arid Climates of Quetta, Pakistan | Authors: | MAHAR, Waqas Ahmed VERBEECK, Griet Singh, Manoj Kumar Attia, Shady |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Publisher: | MDPI | Source: | Sustainability, 11(19) (Art N° 5203) | Abstract: | In Pakistan, reinforced concrete frame houses are the most widely used and common construction technology. In a country that experiences extreme hot and cold seasons throughout the year, buildings need to be adaptable to the climate to improve the thermal comfort of the inhabitants. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve thermal comfort in reinforced concrete frame houses using passive design and energy efficiency measures in Quetta, Pakistan. Thermal comfort of a representative house was investigated using a building performance simulation. The building model created in EnergyPlus was validated by comparing it with on-site monitored data in both summer and winter seasons. The model was calibrated using statistical methods. Then, the calibrated model was used to perform a whole year simulation in which various orientations, ventilation, passive design, and energy efficiency strategies were applied to perform parametric analysis for the improvement of thermal comfort. The best fit-to-context thermal comfort model was selected, and the potential of bioclimatic design strategies was quantified. The results indicate that by adopting passive design strategies comfort hours can be increased from 43% to 59%. The results of the study revealed many findings which could be useful for architects and building engineers to set a future direction for improvement of indoor comfort in Quetta as well as in many other areas of Balochistan Province in Pakistan. | Notes: | Mahar, WA (reprint author), Univ Liege, Fac Sci Appl, Dept UEE, Sustainable Bldg Design SBD Lab, B-4000 Liege, Belgium.; Mahar, WA (reprint author), Balochistan Univ Informat Technol Engn & Manageme, Dept Architecture, Airport Rd, Quetta 87100, Pakistan. architectwaqas@hotmail.com; griet.verbeeck@uhasselt.be; |
Other: | Reprint Address: Mahar, WA (reprint author), Univ Liege, Fac Sci Appl, Dept UEE, Sustainable Bldg Design SBD Lab, B-4000 Liege, Belgium. architectwaqas@hotmail.com; griet.verbeeck@uhasselt.be; mksinghtu@gmail.com; shady.attia@uliege.be | Keywords: | adaptive thermal comfort;residential buildings;heating dominated;passive measures;design recommendations | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/29893 | Link to publication/dataset: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/19/5203 | e-ISSN: | 2071-1050 | DOI: | 10.3390/su11195203 | ISI #: | WOS:000493525500062 | Rights: | 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2020 |
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