Indoor Thermal Environment Of The Kampung Laut Old Mosque
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Date
2013-07
Authors
Ahmad Nawawi, Mohd Syafik
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
This study analyses indoor thermal and building envelope performance of the
Kampung Laut Old Mosque (KLOM). The KLOM is the oldest mosque in Malaysia
built in the 16th century and it is still intact and served as a mosque for the local
people. The objectives of this study are firstly to evaluate the thermal performance of
the KLOM which is designed based on traditional Malay architecture. The second
objective is to identify the performance of the building envelope elements at the
KLOM in terms of air temperature. Through the literature review, the study
investigates the main keywords which are the thermal environment, the building
envelope and the building performance simulation (BPS). The methodology for this
study is a quantitative method building case study by using manual measurement and
building performance simulation (BPS) on thermal analysis. In the manual
measurement method, three thermal environment variables which are the air
temperature, air velocity and relative humidity were measured. For the BPS method,
the performance of four building envelope elements which are the roof, external wall,
openings and floor were simulated at the Main Prayer Hall namely the Zone 1 by
using the Ecotectâ„¢ computer program. The results show that the comfort condition of
the thermal environment which consists of air temperature, air velocity and relative
humidity cannot be achieved simultaneously in the KLOM. On the other hand, the
building envelope configuration of the KLOM which used local material performed
the best in air temperature performance. The study concludes that the thermal
environment performance of the KLOM is not as excellent as expected. The study also
concludes that local material with light colour is the best configuration for building
envelope to be implemented to the buildings in Malaysia.
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Indoor Thermal Environment , The Kampung Laut Old Mosque