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Title:	Urban planning towards low energy residential house using building integrated photovoltaic systems in Alazhari city-Sudan
Authors:	Zeinab Abdallah Mohmmed Elhassan (P35273)
Supervisor:	Muhammad Fauzi Mohd Zain,Prof Dr
Keywords:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia Energy conservation-Sudan House construction-Sudan Building-integrated photovoltaic systems-Sudan
Issue Date:	22-Feb-2013
Description:	One of the main issues that concern urban building designers is energy conservation. Adequate way of design to benefit from daily climate factors varied. Those two designing issues are essential to the urban energy conservation and expected to be the main guidelines in urban design, especially in hot developing countries. Generally they are considered as a combination of an improved design that sustain indoor temperatures to achieve the most efficient urban or house design that conserve energy and considered as a low energy house. This research is focusing on adopting the proper use of daylight, appropriate installation of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) and adequate indoor ventilation in domestic house design to achieve the specifications of a low-energy house in Khartoum Sudan considering optimum architecture design within urban planning requirements. The major objectives of the study are to examine the indicators of external factors, namely, socio-economic, environmental and technical in domestic settlements using BIPV at Alazhari City Block No. 10 as well as develop appropriate solutions for urban planning implementing the low energy design of residential buildings, to make use of the day lighting, and provide cooling using natural ventilation at Alazhari City. The methodology used in this study started with a survey that was conducted using a questionnaire to study the current situation in Alazhari City. Three target groups were surveyed, particularly, citizens as users of this technology, architects as the designers and the official. Secondly, architectural and urban planning requirements for the third class housing category were designed. In addition, an attractive and functioning BIPV design with low energy requirements for day lighting was simulated using IESV software. Therefore, low energy building designs techniques of determining the potential use of design techniques in different types of houses, in Khartoum climatic locations, and under various local energy cost, was implemented a study based on design, which uses building simulation technology and evaluate a variety of envelope low energy house technologies in an integrated approach, in order to assist the delivery of a sustainable energy. The study results show that the indicators of socioeconomic and environmental factors must be included in the design to avoid errors and that the BIPV was found to be acceptable by the citizens. Furthermore, the architects can create a new design to minimize the cost and create a design that can be easily maintained. The authorities can import the system with the financial aid of the systems. However, it is expensive as an individual home improvement project. In addition the strategy level approaches that have been used in the urban were assumed that each of which has some level of environmental and sustainability planning. The grid planning is suggested, with two types of house designs. The technical needs include north and south windows to get maximum daylight, air movement and ventilation to save energy. The day lighting was simulated into one room and the results showed that the design was efficient. Poly crystalline silicon cell modules were fixed on the roof facing south. A low-energy houses, is important to appreciate the underlying purpose of the building is neither just to save energy. Rather, the building is there to serve the occupants and their activities. A low energy house using a BIPV system in Khartoum was designed with high functionality, durability and beauty, in combination with sustainability and the entire requirement of architectural design with its socioeconomic and environmental positive impacts, as a new and unique urban design in Khartoum.,Certification of Master's/Doctoral Thesis" is not available
Pages:	281
Call Number:	TK1087.E439
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment / Fakulti Kejuruteraan dan Alam Bina

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