Courtyards thermal efficiency during hot regions’ typical winter

Al-Hafith, Omar, Basavapatna Kumaraswamy, Satish and De Wilde, Pieter 2018. Courtyards thermal efficiency during hot regions’ typical winter. Presented at: BEYOND ALL LIMITS 2018: International Congress on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design, Ankara, 17th - 19th October 2018.

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Abstract

Many researchers have experimentally proven the thermal efficiency of courtyard buildings in hot regions during summer. However, a limited number of studies have tackled courtyards’ winter performance. In these studies, it has been stated that courtyards are possibly not efficient for winter conditions. This study aims to address this point. It investigated the impact of changing courtyards geometrical properties on occupants’ thermal perception during typical winter conditions of a hot region. The study conducted a simulation experiment using Envi-met 4.2 simulation tool. Baghdad was used as a case study. Thermal comfort limits for hot regions were used as a reference. IBM SPSS statistics 23 was used to analyse variables’ correlations. The results show that all courtyard forms are thermally comfortable during typical winter conditions of a hot region. Courtyards’ geometry has a significant impact on their thermal conditions. The most effective property is the ratio of courtyard width to height.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 February 2023
Date of Acceptance:	2018
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2023 11:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157066

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