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dc.contributor.authorEsfandiari, Masoud
dc.contributor.authorZaid, Suzaini Mohamed
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Muhammad Azzam
dc.contributor.authorHafezi, Mohammad Reza
dc.contributor.authorAsadi, Iman
dc.contributor.authorMohammadi, Saleh
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-18T07:55:47Z
dc.date.available2022-03-18T07:55:47Z
dc.date.created2021-11-25T18:25:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationSustainability. 2021, 13 (22), .en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2986021
dc.description.abstractEnergy 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.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleA field study on thermal comfort and cooling load demand optimization in a tropical climateen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber25en_US
dc.source.volume13en_US
dc.source.journalSustainabilityen_US
dc.source.issue22en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su132212425
dc.identifier.cristin1959356
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextpostprint
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