Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 22

Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2024

Increasing global temperature points to the need combat intense heat in tropical regions. Mechanical cooling systems are one of main ways address this challenge. Ironically, using approach further contributes issue warming. The courtyard design serves as a climate-responsive alternative that can effectively mitigate without exacerbating climate change. effectiveness space modifying depends on various factors such building materials and configurations. As result, optimising configurations enhance their adaptability is crucial, while simultaneously addressing embodied carbon emissions new construction impact Adopting life cycle thinking approach, study sought optimise modern evaluate load Ghana. was optimised for wall material, window-to-wall ratio, shading eccentricity (degree centre offset). parametric compared 2000 possible alternatives. results showed deep small courtyards optimum enhancing thermal energy performance houses warm–humid climates. Walls made rammed earth reduced by 12% loads 16%, sandcrete block walls. findings provide knowledge achieve thermally efficient comfortable contemporary housing with low suited climates, West Africa.

Язык: Английский