Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate

Reducing indoor heat gain from the roof into the building means reducing the cooling energy consumption of air conditioning system hence increase indoor comfort. Apart from its high initial installation cost, green roof is proven to be the best way in dealing with the issue of indoor heat gain in a...

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Main Author:	Che On, Shahrul
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/50691/25/ShahrulCheOnMFAB2014.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.506912020-07-08T04:18:48Z Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate 2014-03 Che On, Shahrul TH Building construction Reducing indoor heat gain from the roof into the building means reducing the cooling energy consumption of air conditioning system hence increase indoor comfort. Apart from its high initial installation cost, green roof is proven to be the best way in dealing with the issue of indoor heat gain in a building thus contributes in reducing urban heat island effect. Green roof also called eco-roof or vegetated roof is described as a roof that is planted with specific vegetation above a waterproofing membrane. A study in Malaysia suggested that potted plants as an alternative to more economic green roof and its potential in dealing with indoor heat gain needs further exploration. Potted plants are plants grown in containers or pots instead of planting them in the ground. This study investigated the potential of potted plants as an affordable alternative tool to green roof application in reducing indoor temperature in tropical climate regions. Four similar test cells equipped with data acquisition system were built. Each top of the cell is treated with four different design variables; potted plants, vegetated, non-vegetated 150mm depth soil layer and a bare top surface. Indoor peak heat value and lowest value were recorded and analyzed. At heat peak hour, potted plants managed to reduce a daily average of 8.7% indoor heat gain whereas vegetation cell only managed to reduce an average of 7.9% indoor heat gain. Potted plants were also found to reduce a daily average of 35.5% of total heat transfer amount compared to 28.5% in vegetated cell. Based on these results potted plants appear to offer an alternative strategy towards reducing indoor temperature. In conclusion, this study suggests that potted plants could provide an affordable way especially to urban population in their strategy to deal with the high energy consumption for cooling. 2014-03 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/50691/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/50691/25/ShahrulCheOnMFAB2014.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:92583 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
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description	Reducing indoor heat gain from the roof into the building means reducing the cooling energy consumption of air conditioning system hence increase indoor comfort. Apart from its high initial installation cost, green roof is proven to be the best way in dealing with the issue of indoor heat gain in a building thus contributes in reducing urban heat island effect. Green roof also called eco-roof or vegetated roof is described as a roof that is planted with specific vegetation above a waterproofing membrane. A study in Malaysia suggested that potted plants as an alternative to more economic green roof and its potential in dealing with indoor heat gain needs further exploration. Potted plants are plants grown in containers or pots instead of planting them in the ground. This study investigated the potential of potted plants as an affordable alternative tool to green roof application in reducing indoor temperature in tropical climate regions. Four similar test cells equipped with data acquisition system were built. Each top of the cell is treated with four different design variables; potted plants, vegetated, non-vegetated 150mm depth soil layer and a bare top surface. Indoor peak heat value and lowest value were recorded and analyzed. At heat peak hour, potted plants managed to reduce a daily average of 8.7% indoor heat gain whereas vegetation cell only managed to reduce an average of 7.9% indoor heat gain. Potted plants were also found to reduce a daily average of 35.5% of total heat transfer amount compared to 28.5% in vegetated cell. Based on these results potted plants appear to offer an alternative strategy towards reducing indoor temperature. In conclusion, this study suggests that potted plants could provide an affordable way especially to urban population in their strategy to deal with the high energy consumption for cooling.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Che On, Shahrul
author_facet	Che On, Shahrul
author_sort	Che On, Shahrul
title	Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate
title_short	Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate
title_full	Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate
title_fullStr	Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate
title_full_unstemmed	Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
granting_department	Faculty of Built Environment
publishDate	2014
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/50691/25/ShahrulCheOnMFAB2014.pdf
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Thermal performance of potted plants in mitigating indoor temperature in tropical climate

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