| Author(s) | Mohammed A. Eben Saleh |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Building Sciences College of Architecture and Planning, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | The Importance of Thermal Insulation in the Standardization |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Architecture & Planning. Volume 4, No 1. (1992/1412) |
| Abstract | In the course of this research, the following items were studied and discussed: 1. The possibility of standardizing building envelopes for the purpose of energy conservation in the hot dry climate of Saudi Arabia. This was performed through the evaluation of the thermal performance of building envelopes utilized in traditional, contemporary and modern architecture. 2. The possibility of classifying the hot dry climate regions of Saudi Arabia to different climatic patterns. This was performed through a preliminary study of its ,climate over several years. 3. The evaluation of thermal performance of building envelopes as affected by solar exposure, solar orientation and external environment. Items (1,3) were achieved by utilizing a predefined computer program which employed the transient heat transfer method and thermal response factor method as the main research tools for investigation. The study demonstrated the possibility of conserving energy required for cooling loads of buildings when utilizing a prescribed building envelope to suit the defined climatic pattern. ' |
