Potentials of small garden of double storey linked-houses: thermal performance and healthy environment

Abu Bakar, Aniza (2016) Potentials of small garden of double storey linked-houses: thermal performance and healthy environment. In: National Seminar on Abandoned Housing Projects: Causes & Solutions, 7th-8th Sept. 2016, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Linked-houses is a housing type that comes with its front yard and backyard. However, house extension and renovation would used-up these spaces. Hence its potentials as green spaces may have been ignored. Some occupants may ‘abandoned' the front yard and backyard and not using them actively. This paper seeks to study the effect of a green front yard and backyard on the thermal performance of the indoor spaces of linked-houses by comparing the air temperature readings of two units of double-storey linked-houses located in the urban area of Kuala Lumpur. The observation done indicates that heavily planted front yard and backyard gives positive effects on the outdoor and indoor thermal performance of the unit, as well as healthy environment – physically and socially.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	3434/55015
Uncontrolled Keywords:	linked-houses, small garden, thermal performance, micro-climate
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA100 Architecture and the state N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying > NA9053.R4 City planning
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Landscape Architecture
Depositing User:	Dr. Aniza Abu Bakar
Date Deposited:	22 Feb 2017 14:18
Last Modified:	22 Feb 2017 14:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/55015

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