Building design principles for hot humid regions

B. Givoni

Renewable Energy, 1994, vol. 5, issue 5, 908-916

Abstract: The paper discusses objectives and principles for building design, from the human comfort aspects, in regions with hot humid summers and mild winters. The issues discussed are: Building layout; Openings and ventilation; Orientation with respect to the sun and the wind; Thermal mass; Special problems in Hurricane regions.

Keywords: Hot humid climate; Building design; Building layout; Hurricanes; Orientation; Thermal mass; Ventilation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(94)90111-2

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