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BLD60803

Building Science I

The module is an introduction to the factors that affect the thermal performance of buildings. Its aim is to facilitate students to create acceptable designs which are sustainable (minimizing the use of mechanical cooling systems) and comfortable. The emphasis is on creating acceptable indoor thermal conditions thus minimizing the use of space heating and cooling.

Assignment 01

Case Study: Analysing passive design strategies

Passive design does not require mechanical heating or cooling. Buildings that are passively designed take advantage of natural climate to maintain thermal comfort. Incorporating the principles of passive design in building is significantly improves comfort, reduces or eliminates heating and cooling bills, reduces greenhouse gas emissions from heating, cooling, mechanical ventilation and lighting.

Sustainability is important due to the effort to maintain earth resources for future generation usage. The organisms such as animals, plants and more can continue to survive. Climatic changes affect how nature behaves and increase the sea level gradually. To prevent more and more such consequences occur, we have to try maintain the resources, recycle and reduce the usage such as we can use recycled building material in our building and more.

Climatic design can facilitate an increase in the energy efficiency of buildings. The reduction of energy usage help reduce the environmental effect to earth. It is very important due to the long-term usage hence we have to take serious consideration. Maximise cooling air effect hence not require any mechanical cooling while maintaining thermal comfort of the spaces. The roof window, wall, floor and internal wall component all affect the heat conductivity into the space. The U value of the materials made up of the component affect the thermal comfort of the spaces. finding the suitable materials hence important. ​The shading device need to be effective and oriented to the right direction to enable effective shading occur. 

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Studio Integration

Parallel. Knit

The Kampung Pulai river site is very exposed to sunlight due to less vegetation on the site. Effective shading device is needed to overcome the sunny weather. The wind is flow along the river from northeast parallel as the site. Learning from the case study of Microhouse in Taylor's, I found out that the building orientation is very important especially its opening should allowed the prevailing wind to goes through the building.

The Parallel. Knit VIC is placed along the site and void is opened in between the two building blocks. This allowed the wind to constantly cool down the building with the wind flow through in between them. Parallel wall planes are placed to block the sunlight from east and west which also functions to form beautiful shading to the building. It allows the building to be shaded almost all the time without blocking much views to the site surrounding.

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Void

Void for wind to pass through

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