Development of a Mosque Design for a Hot, Dry Climate Based on a Holistic Bioclimatic Vision

Atef Ahriz, Abdelhakim Mesloub, Khaled Elkhayat, Mohammed A Alghaseb, Mohamed Hassan Abdelhafez and Aritra Ghosh
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Atef Ahriz: Department of Architecture, University of Tebessa, Constantine Road, Tebessa 12000, Algeria
Abdelhakim Mesloub: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 2240, Saudi Arabia
Khaled Elkhayat: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 2240, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed A Alghaseb: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 2240, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Hassan Abdelhafez: Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail 2240, Saudi Arabia
Aritra Ghosh: Colleges of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-22

Abstract: Over 50% of the total energy consumed by buildings in a hot and dry climate goes toward the cooling regime during the harsh months. Non-residential buildings, especially houses of worship, need a tremendous amount of energy to create a comfortable environment for worshipers. Today, mosques are regarded as energy-hungry buildings, whereas in the past, they were designed according to sustainable vernacular architecture. This study was aimed at improving the energy performance of mosques in a hot and dry climate using bioclimatic principles and architectural elements. To achieve this aim, a process-based simulation approach was applied together with a generate and test technique on 86 scenarios based on 10 architectural elements, with various arithmetic transition rates organized in 9 successive steps. Starting from a simplified hypothetical model, the final model of the mosque design was arrived at based on a holistic bioclimatic vision using 10 architectural elements. The findings of this research were limited to a specific mosque size in a hot and dry climate, but the proposed holistic bioclimatic concept can be developed to take into account all mosque models in several harsh environments.

Keywords: mosque design; hot and dry climate; thermal comfort; thermal discomfort; process-based simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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