dc.contributor.author | Esfandiari, Masoud | |
dc.contributor.author | Zaid, Suzaini Mohamed | |
dc.contributor.author | Ismail, Muhammad Azzam | |
dc.contributor.author | Hafezi, Mohammad Reza | |
dc.contributor.author | Asadi, Iman | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohammadi, Saleh | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-18T07:55:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-18T07:55:47Z | |
dc.date.created | 2021-11-25T18:25:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sustainability. 2021, 13 (22), . | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2986021 | |
dc.description.abstract | Energy consumption to cool an indoor environment is a substantial part of total energy end-use, particularly in a tropical climate with high energy demand for cooling. To improve energy efficiency, cooling systems can be optimized using a variety of neutral indoor temperatures to maintain a balance between an occupant’s thermal comfort and cooling energy demand. This explanatory study investigated the thermal quality and cooling energy demand of a Platinum-certified office building in the tropical climate of Malaysia. The investigation aimed to suggest a balance between occupant thermal comfort and cooling energy demand. The thermal investigation includes an objective field measurement that implements environmental equipment to monitor thermal quality and a subjective occupant’s thermal feedback using a questionnaire survey. To calculate cooling energy demand, the total equivalent temperature difference method (TETD) is applied. The results suggested an occupant’s cooling sensation of around 24 °C, with no significant difference concerning age and gender. Cooling load calculation indicated a 36% energy reduction by increasing air temperature to 26 °C, for occupants to feel thermally comfortable in a tropical climate. These findings contribute to improving sustainable energy policies, sustainable construction, and thermal comfort improvement for a tropical climate. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | A field study on thermal comfort and cooling load demand optimization in a tropical climate | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 25 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 13 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Sustainability | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 22 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su132212425 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1959356 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | postprint | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |