Courtyard design for energy efficiency and thermal comfort: machine learning insights across hot and warm climates [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCourtyards, long used as a passive climate-control element in vernacular housing, are increasingly reinterpreted in modern residential design, yet their quantified impact on energy use and comfort remains poorly documented.
Mohammed A. Aloshan, Kareem M. Aldali
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Multiobjective optimisation of passive energy saving strategies in Zhuangke dwellings in Huangyuan county, China [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn rural areas of Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province, traditional dwellings are gradually being replaced by self-built brick-concrete houses that mimic urban designs, leading to increased energy consumption and reduced indoor thermal performance.
Yunfei Liu +4 more
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A study on courtyard apartment types in South Korea from the 1960s to 1970s
Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2017 In the 1960s, when apartments were being introduced in South Korea and were not yet standardized, diverse attempts at construction were made. However, due to factors such as the preference for houses that face south, apartment planning principles were ...
Namsu Jang, Sungil Ham
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Who has sheds? Exploring practices and determinants of overnight housing for backyard poultry in rural Bangladesh to inform an intervention to limit exposure to poultry and poultry feces. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthBackyard poultry-rearing contributes to income and food security for rural households in low- and middle-income countries. However, poultry are often kept inside the household dwelling at night, posing health risks to the people raising them.
Elizabeth D Thomas +11 more
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CO-RELATIONAL STUDY ON COURTYARD AND SURROUNDING SPACES ITS ACTIVENESS, EXCITEMENT, AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AMONG THE OCCUPANTS OF SIVAGANGA – TAMILNADU [PDF]
Proceedings on Engineering Sciences, 2023 Housing evolution has been driven by cultural, economic, and technological advancements. Architecture has a significant role in shaping this evolution, as architects continuously respond to changing needs by using innovative designs and materials.
Komagal Anupama K. , C. V. Subramanian
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Courtyard: A Look at the Relevance of Courtyard Space in Contemporary Houses [PDF]
Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2021 The paper attempts to uncover the key issues concerning the sustainable built form of towns in the aftermath of rapid urbanization and growing population. The objective of this study is to understand the suitability and practicability of the courtyard forms in the urban settlement.
Richa Gupta, Mahendra Joshi
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Effect of Different Proportions of Courtyard Buildings in Hot-Dry Climate on Energy Consumption (Case Study: Traditional Courtyard Houses of Kerman, Iran) [PDF]
Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 2022 One of the crucial issues in early stages of designing process of a building is a lack of architects’ knowledge about the energy consumption in different forms of building with different proportions, especially in central courtyard forms.
N. Tayari, M. Nikpour
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Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2022 In Iranian architecture, the emphasis on the use of geometric ratios such as human scale and modularization, caused beauty and harmony. Unfortunately, in contemporary architecture, the use of these scales has been forgotten, and their presence has been ...
Hosein Naseri, Zahra Amini Farsani
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Courtyard in Traditional Houses in Palestine
Prostor, 2019 The courtyard, an architectural composition in traditional architecture, has been continuously applied throughout history. It has been able to provide important, practical and logical organization of space for protection and intimacy of life.
Mumen Abuarkub
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Investigating the Effect of Different Proportions of Iwan and Window Area of Adjacent Room on Cooling/Heating Load and Energy Consumption in Central Courtyard Model in Yazd [PDF]
Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 2023 The city of Yazd has a large number of traditional houses. Houses with central courtyards and an Iwan were suitable for establishing thermal comfort conditions. In this research, the effect of Iwan's depth and the ratio of the adjacent room's openings on
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