Abstract
This research introduces a methodology to design thermally comfortable outdoor spaces by studying the thermal conditions in a courtyard (sahn) of an existing mosque located in the hot arid region of Phoenix, Arizona, and attempts to modify those conditions through a design that integrates passive strategies to achieve human thermal comfort. Such an approach will increase the opportunity to use the outdoor space more often and decrease the demand on the indoor space that utilizes conventional mechanical systems to adjust thermal levels, thus conserving energy. Thermal conditions on a summer day at selected locations in the mosque sahn were calculated for the Muslim five daily prayers using the thermal level simulation software OUTDOOR
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-80 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Sustainability |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Adaptive Shade
- Corrected Effective Temperature
- Human Thermal Comfort
- Natural Downdraft Evaporative Cooler (Cool Tower)
- Outdoor Spaces
- Passive Strategies
- Predicted Mean Vote
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- General Environmental Science