Low-energy house

Low-energy house

Pitched roof structure

Published in Derek Worthing, Nigel Dann, Roger Heath, of Houses, 2021

Derek Worthing, Nigel Dann, Roger Heath

A breathing roof provides a loft space which is clean and relatively dry. Additionally the avoidance of draughts improves the energy efficiency of mineral wool insulation. In some approaches to low-energy house design this is essential.

Passive environmental design of an eco-house in the hot-humid climate of the Middle East: A qualitative approach

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Published in Cogent Engineering, 2020

Maatouk Khoukhi, Awni K. Shaaban, Omar Al Khatib

Although the concept of Low-energy house is well known in cold regions, its applications in extreme hot-humid climates are still limited. The modern low-energy house is relatively a new concept to the GCC countries as only few low-energy houses are being built and tested for energy performance, cost, and livability. The concept carries a good potential to save energy required for space cooling in the residential sector. This work aims at detecting climatic environmental forces influencing the design of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) eco-house related to the Muscat maritime climatic region. It is to develop guidelines for the assessment of the constraints of climatic environment that support and promote a prototype of sustainable house design.

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