Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia

Most cities in Malaysia experience hot and humid climate during most part of the year. In large metropolitan cities such as Johor Bahru, the use of air conditioners to cool dwelling units has been increasing sharply partly due to continuing rise in disposable income brought about by recent high econ...

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Main Authors: Kubota, Muhammad Tetsu, Ahmad, Supian
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/2599/1/No.6%2C_Tetsu_Kubota.pdf
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description Most cities in Malaysia experience hot and humid climate during most part of the year. In large metropolitan cities such as Johor Bahru, the use of air conditioners to cool dwelling units has been increasing sharply partly due to continuing rise in disposable income brought about by recent high economic growth. This has resulted to significant rise in non-renewable energy consumption, thus does not contribute toward sustainability. Natural wind flow is one of the most effective energy-saving methods to improve the thermal environment at the neighborhood level. This paper presents the results of several wind tunnel tests on selected residential areas in Johor Bahru Metropolitan City. By comparing the average of wind velocity of each case studies, the paper discusses the planning guidelines at the residential neighborhood level area in order to create sufficient wind flow and help achieve energy saving and sustainability objective.
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spelling utm.eprints-25992017-09-06T04:43:37Z http://eprints.utm.my/2599/ Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia Kubota, Muhammad Tetsu Ahmad, Supian NA Architecture Most cities in Malaysia experience hot and humid climate during most part of the year. In large metropolitan cities such as Johor Bahru, the use of air conditioners to cool dwelling units has been increasing sharply partly due to continuing rise in disposable income brought about by recent high economic growth. This has resulted to significant rise in non-renewable energy consumption, thus does not contribute toward sustainability. Natural wind flow is one of the most effective energy-saving methods to improve the thermal environment at the neighborhood level. This paper presents the results of several wind tunnel tests on selected residential areas in Johor Bahru Metropolitan City. By comparing the average of wind velocity of each case studies, the paper discusses the planning guidelines at the residential neighborhood level area in order to create sufficient wind flow and help achieve energy saving and sustainability objective. 2004 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/2599/1/No.6%2C_Tetsu_Kubota.pdf Kubota, Muhammad Tetsu and Ahmad, Supian (2004) Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia. In: Proceedings of The National Symposium on the Dynamics of Urban Society: Towards Achieving Sustainable Quality of Life, 18-19 May 2004, PJ Hilton, Kuala Lumpur.
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Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia
title Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia
title_full Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia
title_fullStr Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia
title_short Measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of Johor Bahru Metropolitan City toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in Malaysia
title_sort measurement of the wind flow in residential areas of johor bahru metropolitan city toward planning guidelines for energy saving city in malaysia
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