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Climate

The document discusses tropical design principles, focusing on climate and its elements such as temperature, humidity, and wind. It outlines types of climate, particularly emphasizing hot humid conditions, and explores strategies for thermal comfort, passive cooling, and effective building configurations. Key design considerations include building orientation, façade design, natural ventilation, and sunshading devices to enhance comfort in tropical environments.

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Climate

The document discusses tropical design principles, focusing on climate and its elements such as temperature, humidity, and wind. It outlines types of climate, particularly emphasizing hot humid conditions, and explores strategies for thermal comfort, passive cooling, and effective building configurations. Key design considerations include building orientation, façade design, natural ventilation, and sunshading devices to enhance comfort in tropical environments.

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Jerzy Mae Glorioso
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TROPICAL DESIGN

CLIMATE
CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
TYPES OF CLIMATE
THERMAL COMFORT
CLIMATE
TROPICAL DESIGN
PASSIVE COOLING
BUILDING CONFIGURATION,
SITE PLANNING and LAYOUT
BUILDING ORIENTATION
– defined a region with certain temperature, dryness,
FAÇADE DESIGN wind, light etc
WIND and NATURAL
VENTILATION
SUNSHADING DEVICES
SUN PATH DIAGRAM

– an integration in time of the atmospheric


environment of a certain geographical location
CLIMATE
CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
TYPES OF CLIMATE
THERMAL COMFORT
CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
TROPICAL DESIGN
PASSIVE COOLING
BUILDING CONFIGURATION,
SITE PLANNING and LAYOUT
BUILDING ORIENTATION
Temperature
FAÇADE DESIGN
WIND and NATURAL
Humidity
VENTILATION
SUNSHADING DEVICES
SUN PATH DIAGRAM
Precipitation
Wind
CLIMATE
CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
TYPES OF CLIMATE WORLD CLIMATES
THERMAL COMFORT GENERAL TYPES OF CLIMATE
TROPICAL DESIGN
PASSIVE COOLING
1. Hot Humid (Tropical)
BUILDING CONFIGURATION,
SITE PLANNING and LAYOUT 2. Hot Arid
BUILDING ORIENTATION 3. Temperate
FAÇADE DESIGN 4. Cold
WIND and NATURAL
VENTILATION
SUNSHADING DEVICES
SUN PATH DIAGRAM
CLIMATE
CLIMATIC ELEMENTS
TYPES OF CLIMATE
THERMAL COMFORT
TROPICAL DESIGN
PASSIVE COOLING
BUILDING CONFIGURATION,
SITE PLANNING and LAYOUT
BUILDING ORIENTATION
FAÇADE DESIGN
WIND and NATURAL
THERMAL COMFORT
VENTILATION
SUNSHADING DEVICES
Human comfort as determined by the ability of
SUN PATH DIAGRAM the body to dissipate the heat and moisture it
produces by metabolic action.

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