HIGH

PERFORMANCE
BUILDING IN
COMPOSITE
CLIMATE
COMPOSITE

Ar. Kruti Desai

Master’s of Urban and Regional
Planning (cont.)
 Factors affecting Climate
1) Latitude (distance from the equator),
2) Altitude (height above sea level),
3) Topography (surface features),
4) Distance from oceans and large lakes,
5) The circulation of the air.
Accordingly, there are 5 major types of climates:
1) Hot and Dry
2) Warm and Humid
3) Cold and Dry
4) Composite
5) Moderate
Composite climate
 In India most of the
region falls under 2 types
of climate: composite
and hot and dry
 The only difference
between and hot and dry
climate is Composite
regions experience
Composite higher humidity levels
during monsoons.
 characteristics of the composite climate

1) Ambient Temperature: Summer: 32-43°C during day and 27-32°C at night

Winter: 10-25 °C during day and 4-10 °C at night.
2) Relative humidity: 20-25 % in dry periods and 55-95% in wet periods.
3) Precipitation: 500-1300mm Per year
4) Winds: Summer: Winds are hot and dusty
Winter: Dry cold winds from the north east
Monsoon: Strong winds from the south east
5) Sky condition: Summer: occasional haze;
Winter: clear;
Monsoon: overcast and dull
 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS
According to Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-058),
“High performance building” means a building that integrates and
optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including
energy efficiency, durability, life-cycle performance, and occupant
productivity.

Basic needs for high performance building:

 Climate sensitive architecture
 Use of Eco friendly materials
 Energy efficient design
 Preservation of natural eco system
 Use of renewable energy
Design Features
Appropriate
Use
Walls
Roof
Thick
Pergolas
ofinsulation
Water and
walls/
treesglass
Courtyards,
bodies as
orientation
cavity
wind
wind
for surface
walls/
barriers
and
protected
andjali/
evaporative
towers shapehollow
by
of
cooling
other thebrick
building
openings walls
overhangs,
White or anyfins andcoloured
light trees exterior surface
 Use of Passive means rather than active
means
Passive design strategies Indirect cooling includes
ventilation and stack effect and venture effect, roof pond,
earth air tunnel, courtyards and wind scoops and wind
towers.