Passive Cooling Techniques
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2012-2013
By
Arianne I. Ferrer
RESEARCH DURATION OF THE PROJECT
From: November 2012
To: March 2013
RESEARCH TITLE
Approach to Energy Efficient Design through Passive Cooling Techniques for Commercial Buildings in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
Abstract
There has been an increasing demand in energy consumption of structures especially air-conditioning system and there is a need/solution on how to minimize/reduce the consumption of energy. In the recent years we witnessed and experiencing energy crisis, especially during summer seasons because of demand usage of air-conditioning systems. With the continuous increasing demand of energy our surrounding experiencing environmental pollution like global warming and ozone layer depletion. Experts like architects and engineers practice the application of Passive Cooling System or Techniques into the buildings. Passive cooling use non-mechanical methods to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature and preventing heat from entering the interior spaces of a building. Passive cooling techniques are usually applied on commercial buildings like malls because it is the main energy consumers. This study focuses on how to conserve energy and how will a design will achieve energy efficiency and save the next generation.
Keywords: Energy Consumption, Passive Cooling, Energy Consumer, Energy Efficiency
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A recent study Kamal (2012), indicates that last two decades we witnessed a severe energy crisis in developing countries especially during summer season primarily due to cooling load requirements of buildings (see graph attachment). The energy consumption in buildings is quite high and is expected to further increasing because of improving standard of life and increasing world population. Air-conditioning use has increasingly penetrated the market and greatly contributes in the energy consumption. Passive cooling is a means of preventing heat from entering
RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2012-2013
By
Arianne I. Ferrer
RESEARCH DURATION OF THE PROJECT
From: November 2012
To: March 2013
RESEARCH TITLE
Approach to Energy Efficient Design through Passive Cooling Techniques for Commercial Buildings in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
Abstract
There has been an increasing demand in energy consumption of structures especially air-conditioning system and there is a need/solution on how to minimize/reduce the consumption of energy. In the recent years we witnessed and experiencing energy crisis, especially during summer seasons because of demand usage of air-conditioning systems. With the continuous increasing demand of energy our surrounding experiencing environmental pollution like global warming and ozone layer depletion. Experts like architects and engineers practice the application of Passive Cooling System or Techniques into the buildings. Passive cooling use non-mechanical methods to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature and preventing heat from entering the interior spaces of a building. Passive cooling techniques are usually applied on commercial buildings like malls because it is the main energy consumers. This study focuses on how to conserve energy and how will a design will achieve energy efficiency and save the next generation.
Keywords: Energy Consumption, Passive Cooling, Energy Consumer, Energy Efficiency
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A recent study Kamal (2012), indicates that last two decades we witnessed a severe energy crisis in developing countries especially during summer season primarily due to cooling load requirements of buildings (see graph attachment). The energy consumption in buildings is quite high and is expected to further increasing because of improving standard of life and increasing world population. Air-conditioning use has increasingly penetrated the market and greatly contributes in the energy consumption. Passive cooling is a means of preventing heat from entering
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