Paper Title :Architectural Building Design Parameters in Australian Educational Buildings: A Review

Author :Salah Alghamdi, Patrick Tang, Sittimont Kanjanabootra, Dariusz Alterman

Article Citation :Salah Alghamdi ,Patrick Tang ,Sittimont Kanjanabootra ,Dariusz Alterman , (2019 ) " Architectural Building Design Parameters in Australian Educational Buildings: A Review " , International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJAMCE) , pp. 65-72, Volume-6,Issue-6

Abstract : A suitable indoor thermal environment in buildings is important to maximize the building occupants’ comfort. Additionally, it is imperative for effective building energy consumption, staff productivity, health and well-being. Buildings account for about 40% of the global energy consumption and contribute over 30% of the CO2 emissions. A large proportion of this energy is used for thermal comfort in buildings. In order to obtain optimal energy efficiency two factors need to be taken into consideration: architectural building design, and the occupants (activity and clothing value). Identifying the effect of Architectural Building Design Parameters (ABP) on energy consumption and thermal comfort in the design stage is an important step for enabling the reduction of the heating/cooling energy loads and increasing the level of students’ thermal comfort in educational buildings. Building energy consumption and occupants' thermal comfort are usually considered to be conflicting objectives. This paper identifies the ABP that should be optimized in terms of building and envelope design selection in educational buildings to increase the level of students’ thermal comfort and decrease the energy consumption during initial design stage. Reviewed studies have assessed the thermal comfort and energy consumption in different building types, climate zone, and ventilation mode separately based on ABP. There are insufficient studies on the effect of ABP parameters on thermal comfort and energy consumption in higher educational buildings in climate zone 5, Australia. Keywords - Indoor Thermal Environment, Architectural Building Design Parameters, Energy Consumption, Thermal Comfort, Higher education Building.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-6,Issue-6

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