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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Hot-humid climate"”.
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Home Environments and Allergen Avoidance Practices in a Hot, Humid Climate
… female patients who lived in an urban area in a hot, humid climate. The Morris and Winter theory of housing adjustment provides a theoretical base for this study. Nine hypotheses were tested to investigate interrelationships among home conditions, housing satisfaction in terms of health issues, …
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The influence of hot humid climate on design of high density housing: a case study
This thesis explores the effect of climate on the development of high density housing. With the situation in Lagos there is a tendency to neglect the effect of climate. The low income housing project proposed under the Ijaiye housing scheme is used as a vehicle to investigate this climatic …
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The impact of passive ventilation strategies on thermal comfort in large church buildings in hot-humid climate of Abuja, Nigeria
In Nigeria's hot and humid climate, large naturally ventilated church buildings often fail to provide thermal comfort during densely attended services. This ongoing discomfort arises from a key design paradox: massive internal volumes and high heat loads are mismatched with inadequate and …
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Climatic design guidelines for development of secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria
… well as in other parts of Nigeria with similar hot humid climate. The practicability of these guidelines was evaluated by applying it to a hypothetical design project. The study presents a general background of existing conditions in the country--social, educational system, physical and …
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Enhancing indoor air movement through roof design: a process of increasing thermal comfort in hot humid region housing
… to ameliorate the thermal discomfort in the hot humid region impossible. Natural ventilation, therefore, is not only important, but the velocity of air that gets into the living area is crucial. Various ways of creating negative pressure (a process of increasing the interior air speed) are …
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Fire engineering in sustainable buildings: An Evaluation for the application of Performance Based Design in Abu Dhabi
… for building sustainability in Abu Dhabi hot humid climate. Second, the results relating to fire safety measures in Abu Dhabi showed that some factors in the sector of fire safety seemed to affect the accurate application of Performance- Based Design (PBD). These factors were considered as …
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Urban Design and Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Warm Climates. Studies in Fez and Colombo
… the creation of thermally comfortable microclimates in urban environments is highly important. The main aim of this thesis is to deepen our knowledge regarding the relationship between urban design, microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort through studies conducted in the hot dry climate of …
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A framework for energy-efficient housing satisfying socio-cultural aspects in the Kingdom of Bahrain
… environmental issues such as global warming, climate change, and ozone layer depletion. Among all the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Bahrain ranked second after Kuwait in terms of energy consumption per capita and sixth globally in terms of CO2 emissions per capita. As the population of …
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Thermal mass applications in the hot‐humid region of Austin, TX
… mass can be successfully implemented in the hot‐humid region of Austin, TX especially when well designed and with supplementary aids like nightcooling and day‐lighting. This study shows that in some situations thermal mass can be actually more beneficial at reducing electricity demands in …