TY - JOUR
T1 - Passive environmental design of an eco-house in the hot-humid climate of the Middle East
T2 - A qualitative approach
AU - Khoukhi, Maatouk
AU - Shaaban, Awni K.
AU - Khatib, Omar Al
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - The increase of energy consumed by buildings in the Middle East is mainly due to the harsh weather that forces people to spend more time indoors. Moreover, the provision of a building’s indoor thermal comfort condition is achieved by an active cooling system. Further, designing buildings without taking into consideration proper design of the building form, orientation, and appropriate selection of the envelope materials can lead to a considerable increase of heat and energy use. Therefore, an appropriate approach to develop an architectural design incorporating passive environmental solutions related to the climate and the site is a must for achieving thermal comfort with less energy consumption. The Research Council of Oman has launched a competition to design, construct, and operate buildings that embrace sustainability principles. One of the eco-friendly buildings was investigated by the academic institution in Oman (Sultan Qaboos University). The objective of this eco-house project is to develop an innovative residential house that is aesthetically pleasing and functionally working, economic, technically feasible, energy-efficient, climatically appropriate, and socio-culturally acceptable. It is of utmost importance in prototype housing development to use appropriate materials which can be produced locally which would meet the climatic, technical, and aesthetic needs. This paper is intended to develop guidelines for assessing the constraints of a climate environment that supports and promotes a prototype of a sustainable house (i.e., eco-house) in the hot-humid climate of Oman.
AB - The increase of energy consumed by buildings in the Middle East is mainly due to the harsh weather that forces people to spend more time indoors. Moreover, the provision of a building’s indoor thermal comfort condition is achieved by an active cooling system. Further, designing buildings without taking into consideration proper design of the building form, orientation, and appropriate selection of the envelope materials can lead to a considerable increase of heat and energy use. Therefore, an appropriate approach to develop an architectural design incorporating passive environmental solutions related to the climate and the site is a must for achieving thermal comfort with less energy consumption. The Research Council of Oman has launched a competition to design, construct, and operate buildings that embrace sustainability principles. One of the eco-friendly buildings was investigated by the academic institution in Oman (Sultan Qaboos University). The objective of this eco-house project is to develop an innovative residential house that is aesthetically pleasing and functionally working, economic, technically feasible, energy-efficient, climatically appropriate, and socio-culturally acceptable. It is of utmost importance in prototype housing development to use appropriate materials which can be produced locally which would meet the climatic, technical, and aesthetic needs. This paper is intended to develop guidelines for assessing the constraints of a climate environment that supports and promotes a prototype of a sustainable house (i.e., eco-house) in the hot-humid climate of Oman.
KW - eco-house
KW - guidelines
KW - hot-humid climate
KW - passive design
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U2 - 10.1080/23311916.2020.1837410
DO - 10.1080/23311916.2020.1837410
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85094624201
SN - 2331-1916
VL - 7
JO - Cogent Engineering
JF - Cogent Engineering
IS - 1
M1 - 1837410
ER -