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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET

Assessment of Energy Performance of Courtyard in Sustainable Architecture

Abstract

After the revolution of industries, men expected like never before to utilize energy, particularly the non-renewable energy sources and fossil fuels. Notwithstanding providing the comfort conditions to human life, an excessive amount of utilization of these vitality assets can affect the contamination, greenhouse gasses and demolition of atmosphere. The outcome is the fearsome of the earth and the coherence of lifecycle on the Earth. Subsequently, the natural worries in the 1970s caused the development of another idea authorized as sustainability in all disciplines and ventures. In this manner, development parts - as one of the primary buyers of sustainable energy are required to take after supportability standards, as different controls do. One of the procedures in arranging green architecture design to achieve the ideal use of hygienic energies and, along these lines, to decrease ecological contamination is to have courtyards around or within the structures. ‘Courtyard’ has good impact on energy performance and to reduce environmental pollution. Distinctive sorts of courtyards have been seen in various districts of the world; contingent on wind heading; sun's orientation, aesthetical perspective of the buildings and so on. This study considers the impact of various parts of a courtyards expanding on the hotness and comfort of the inmates. Current study is based on questionnaire survey, expert opinion, case studies, and literature review. It describes ‘courtyard’ as energy performance and thermal comfort to reduce environment pollution and requires adoption of green and sustainable architecture.

Country : Pakistan

1 Mehwish Soomro2 Bhai Khan Shar3 Ghulam Mustafa Soomro4 Muhammad Akram Akhund5 Ali RazaKhoso

  1. Department of Architecture, Mehran U.E.T. Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan
  2. Centre of Excellence in Art and Design, Mehran U.E.T. Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan
  3. Department of Geology, Sindh University Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan
  4. Civil Engineering Department, ISRA University Hyderabad, Sindh, 313, Pakistan
  5. Civil Engineering Department, Mehran U.E.T. Jamshoro, Sindh, 76062, Pakistan

IRJIET, Volume 2, Issue 6, August 2018 pp. 5-9

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