Shading Devices in High-870
Shading Devices in High-870
Abstract: The importance of this paper is providing fundamental statistics for rational and outdoors shading
planning, whilst designing high rise and residential buildings, shading gadgets additionally lessen the excessive use
of cooling energy, lights. One of a kind techniques are been used to improve indoor thermal surroundings, using a
most advantageous shading device, and also the use of a reflective glazing system to reduce sun absorption within
the indoor environment. High rise buildings with large glazed faade face a fantastic over heating hassle because of
solar radiation.
This paper explains distinctive cooling electricity savings while shading gadgets are applied on faade glazing with
exclusive configurations and thermal performance. Glazed faade on high rise building are generally the norm,
This paper looked into how shading devices on high upward push buildings have a tendency to reduce sun
radiation thinking about a tropical area like Malaysia, and Singapore as a case study .take a look at, and
concerning buildings decided on in Malaysia the overall studies has a tendency to show that shading devices are
the most green passive cooling layout approach to help control sun radiation in excessive upward thrust buildings
located in the tropics.
Keywords: daylight, Exterior shading device, glazing, passive low energy, sustainability, thermal comfort.
1. INTRODUCTION
High rise buildings commonly require shading devices to reduce the amount of power needed for cooling. Excessive
upward thrust buildings are actually uncovered to sunlight and it's far important to have the ability to manipulate the
amount of daylight admitted into a building, moreover controlling and diffusing herbal illumination will enhance day
lights. The usage of solar manage and shading devices is a vital element of many energy-green building techniques. The
principle purpose of introducing shading gadgets in high rise buildings is to create a relaxed inner surroundings that is
cool in the summer time and warm in the winter.
nicely-designed solar manage and shading devices can dramatically lessen building peak warmness gain and cooling
necessities and improve the herbal lighting quality of constructing interiors. Depending on the quantity and area of
fenestration, discounts in annual cooling electricity intake of 5% to 15% had been reported. Sun manipulate and shading
gadgets can also enhance user visual comfort by controlling glare and lowering comparison ratios. This regularly leads to
accelerated delight and productiveness. Shading devices offer the possibility of differentiating one constructing facade
from another faade,
Shading devices is pretty advocated for homes in hothumid vicinity [1] Stewart (1977) and [2] Yeang (1987). Numerous
studies had been conducted on shading devices regarding the effects of sun radiation
Efforts are made for modern-day buildings to maximize both esthetic results of outside faade and sustainable buildings,
shading gadgets are taken into consideration very critical with recognize to eco-friendly area creation building.
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homes in hot humid climates consume up to 40% of total electricity globally (Hassan et al.2014.the motive at the back of
this is because commercial homes within the tropics are often hooked up with air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation
to hold and beautify thermal consolation .those systems consume the most strength amongst all building
offerings.(kwon.et.al.2014)
Table 1. Statistics of electricity use in Malaysia, 2013
There are many reasons why shading devices are required in high rise buildings, this leads to a RESEARCH
QUESTION:
Is the application of shading devices on high rise buildings in the tropics the most efficient passive cooling design
strategy?
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Problem statement:
High rise buildings consume more energy than any other sector, 76% of building energy comes from fossil fuel, high rise
buildings located in the tropics that lack shading devices tend to have a high risk of increase in cooling loads, and
consequently heating up the indoor environment .furthermore the introduction of shading devices and reflected glazed
faade tend to reduce high load of cooling down the building..
2.2 Aim:
This paper looked into how various shading devices can actually be integrated into high rise buildings be it an office
building or a residential condominium in the tropics to improve the indoor thermal environment.
2.3Methodology:
Literature reviews that have been published and also articles on shading devices, and the effects of cooling load on
buildings served as the basis of this research paper.
2.4 Scope:
Basically the scope of this research focused on the use of shading devices on high rise buildings to improve thermal
comfort in the tropics.
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Fig 1: shading devices mounted on southeast and southwest to provide 50% shading (Google image)
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Fig 3: vertical wooden fins attached to curved building face Langley academy (Patrick Hislop & Philip OLeary).
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lovres(robert and guariento,2009)there are basically two types of photovoltaics shading systems which are movable and
movable fixed element.fixed photovoltaics is more expensive because it is automated as such needs a lot of mechanical
power.
4. CASE STUDY
4.1 National library, Singapore:
The building was designed by a renowned Malaysian green architect, Dato Kenneth yeang, using shading devices
efficiently on the west faade to help reduce solar radiation thus enhancing indoor comfort .it is iconic because of its
sustainable design (eco-friendly).shading devices uniformly placed on the faade it was opened in 2005 located in the
tropical climate of Singapore.
Fig 7: menara prudential Kuala Lumpur one of new high rise buildings which attempt to implement sun shading devices as eco-
friendly design approach
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Fig 8: shading devices extruding out from the building diffusing sunlight before penetrating the building. (Google image)
Fig 9 :climate graph of kuala lumpur no dy or wet season throughout the year.
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space and on the same time preventing glare by means of using sun shading device the simple idea is to clear out bright
daytime from out of doors for visible comfort. Architects and designers came up with the answer of shading gadgets on
faade to help clear up heat benefit in buildings and discount of strength for lights and cooling down the building against
solar radiation.
Fig: 11 window without shading device allowing sun rays and glare into building interior (Google image)
Fig: 12 window with horizontal sun shading device diffusing daylight and preventing the effect of glare in the indoor
environment hence improving thermal comfort. (Google image)
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7. CONCLUSION
Shading devices have filtered the illuminance coming from outside extensively. Glare can be seen through every shading
device. The vertical shading devices are the most suitable to reduce glare, while the egg rate shading device is considered
the least suitable. This shows that all shading devices can be applied in hot humid climate such as Malaysia the vertical is
particularly the most preferable by the occupants.
This paper technically shows that if the appropriate shading device is used on a high rise building it will drastically reduce
high consumption of energy needed for cooling and lighting, and also the reduction of glare to the occupants due to
daylight hence improving thermal comfort .which results to an eco-friendly or sustainable design. That help towards an
environmentally low impact design. Furthermore the application of shading devices on high rise buildings should be
considered to solve the issues bothering inhabitants and designers for decades, e.g. glare. The design strategy is
sustainable and has low impact to the environment.
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