In cities, buildings contribute large unused panels, especially on their wall and roofs. These external surfaces generally made from materials that listed as a reflector to the heat such as concrete, glass, and bricks. Covering the external surfaces with green vegetation could be a solution to many environmental, economic and social problems, especially in the urban areas. A review was directed of studies that reported and measured on the relationship between characteristics of vegetation and their influence on building thermal performance, air and water pollution, and building energy-efficient. A numerous of published studies were investigated for their: (a) definition based on roof typologies and combinations; (b) historical evolution periods; (c) observation the green system functions. These analyses cover to afford scholars with a review of conventional techniques to understand one of the passive cooling strategies adopted in warm and cold climates. The techniques provide a significant contribution to the field of sustainable architecture, also to improve understanding of the progressive developments of a green roof. Despite other new designs of green system, this conventional and simple green roof has remained to contribute significantly to provide indoor thermal comfort.
There is an increasing demand for high quality office buildings nowadays. Occupants and developers of office buildings need to work together to create a healthy and inspiring working environment. These criteria engaged in the early stages of design can have a large impact on the performance of the finished building. This paper presents users’ perception of the general layout and adequacy of space in their office space. These features were investigated through observation and analysed data extracted from questionnaires. The aim is to investigate whether high-rise office buildings designed with a bioclimatic approach provide better working spaces than that of conventional office buildings. The assessments were made on detailed planning and the architecture of several buildings’ design approaches with the objective of consolidating perceptions on the working space and environment. The analysis shows that bioclimatic buildings are better rated than conventional buildings in terms of general layout, adequacy of space as well as flexibility of space. These factors might be connected to the size of all bioclimatic buildings, which are comparatively smaller than that of the conventional ones as well as the floor depths of all bioclimatic buildings, which are shallower than that of conventional ones. Due to these conditions, occupants in bioclimatic building are closer to the façade and might experience a better environment and space adequacy.
Hajeedar is one of theprominent architectsin Malaysia who is well-known for his personality,forward-thinking and modern-minded while remaining proud of Malay tradition and religious beliefs. Many of his architecturaldesignideologyrevolve around the context andmaterialof the building. Thisis to ensure that the building iscomfort,sustain and used by the community in the surrounding area. The objectiveof this study is to determine the relationship between architect Hajeedar's design ideology and the sustainable design characteristics of sitedevelopment, indoor quality, material selection, and energy efficiency. The data for this study was obtained through an interview with architect Hajeedar, literature review on sustainable design characteristic and observation onthe selectedmosque building.Finding shows that there issimilarity of Hajeedar’s design ideology and sustainable design characteristicswhich can be seen in the mosque design. This studyis to provide understanding of the relationship between architect Hajeedar’s design ideology and sustainable design characteristics which influenced the architecture of mosque design.
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