Housing design in relation to environmental comfort — a comparison of the traditional Malay house and modern housing |
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Authors: | Zulkifli Hanafi |
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Affiliation: | a School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | The changing needs of the Malaysian population mean that there is an urgent necessity for designers to acquire a better understanding of the relationships between climate, building and man. Dr Hanafi outlines some of the choices with diagramatic sketches and makes comparisons between traditional and new forms of construction. |
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Keywords: | Malaysia housing thermal comfort climatically responsive |
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