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Development of a Mosque Design for a Hot, Dry Climate Based on a Holistic Bioclimatic Vision
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Ahriz, Atef Mesloub, Abdelhakim Elkhayat, Khaled Alghaseb, Mohammed Abdelhafez, Mohamed Ghosh, Aritra |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Over 50% of the total energy consumed by buildings in a hot and dry climate goes toward the cooling regime during the harsh months. Non-residential buildings, especially houses of worship, need a tremendous amount of energy to create a comfortable environment for worshipers. Today, mosques are regarded as energy-hungry buildings, whereas in the past, they were designed according to sustainable vernacular architecture. This study was aimed at improving the energy performance of mosques in a hot and dry climate using bioclimatic principles and architectural elements. To achieve this aim, a process-based simulation approach was applied together with a generate and test technique on 86 scenarios based on 10 architectural elements, with various arithmetic transition rates organized in 9 successive steps. Starting from a simplified hypothetical model, the final model of the mosque design was arrived at based on a holistic bioclimatic vision using 10 architectural elements. The findings of this research were limited to a specific mosque size in a hot and dry climate, but the proposed holistic bioclimatic concept can be developed to take into account all mosque models in several harsh environments. |
| Starting Page | 6254 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su13116254 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Architecture Mosque Design Hot and Dry Climate Thermal Comfort Thermal Discomfort Process-based Simulation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
