A Study of Mosque Water Consumption using Self Closing Tap

Yusof, Ahmad Faisol; Zaki, Mohd Zikri Mohd; Dulhamid, Hasnizam Ab; Husain, Fadzidah Hanim

doi:10.37231/jimk.2020.21.2.497

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“…Another water-saving technology is a self-closing tap for wuduk activity in Masjid Assiddiq Seri Iskandar Perak Malaysia. The result shows that mosque water consumption decreases and saves about RM 30 for a month [17]. Another example of water treatment is greywater treatment in the National University of Malaysia Mosque.…”

Section: Energy Efficiency For Mosque Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Sustainable Design Approach for Mosque

Sobri

Ismail

Sabil

et al. 2021

JIA

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As one of the prominent public spaces for the community, Mosque is considered one of the high energy consumption buildings. Many modern mosques are designed and built without respecting the contextual environment, resulting in a non-environmental friendly Mosque. In Malaysia, the operating cost of mosques is majorly relying on public funds, and statistically are high specifically for electricity usage. Due to the use of air conditioners in cooling down the huge prayer hall due to the non-environmental design consideration. Hence, it is crucial to justify sustainable design approaches in mosques to develop environmentally friendly mosques. On the other side, the environmentally friendly mosque design is important as one of the monumental Islamic symbols that shall manifest Islam's values and philosophies towards the benefits of 'Alam' (world). The main objective of this study is to analyze the principles of Islamic methods in attaining the attributes of sustainable mosque design. It systematically reviews the existing publications to discover the concepts, definitions, and issues regarding the sustainable design approach-es for Mosque. Based on the conducted reviews, sustainable design strategies for mosques are suggested at the end of this paper. The Mosque can use some renewable technologies to save energy and be concerned about the climate condition for its design. Furthermore, it can also use sustainable materials, use natural ventilation and daylighting to provide good indoor air quality and be concerned about the social life of Muslim's religious activities.

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Section: Energy Efficiency For Mosque Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Sustainable Design Approach for Mosque

Sobri

Ismail

Sabil

et al. 2021

JIA

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“…A study on developing water-taps to reduce water consumption during personal hygiene and ablution activities has previously been conducted (Husain, 2020). The study describes the automatic water tap with sensors.…”

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The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability

Ghazali,

Padzil,

Mohamad

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Water is a vital resource that should be utilized effectively. However, it is overused and squandered on a daily need, including the unrestrained use of water for ablution purposes. This condition can be due to a lack of awareness and the influences of peer cultural values. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a water-tap design that takes into consideration the influences of cultural value. Accordingly, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) approach the significant correlation between cultural influences and user preferences on water-tap design by referring at the critical threshold output of each attribute. The result showed that collectivism and uncertainty avoidance dimensions were identified as the influencing cultural dimensions and the automatic water level-control float valve, mechanical water-taps with auto-stop function, and transparent water tanks are the most important considerations for water tap technical specification. Through the assessment of its applicability, the use of the prototype can reduce water usage by 54.6% compared to regular water-taps. Correspondingly, the approach of cultural value in the designing process is expected to give more insights to practices such as product designers when determining design specification while for knowledge, it extends the applicability of Hofstede cultural theory for product design and development.

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A Study of Mosque Water Consumption using Self Closing Tap

Cited by 2 publications

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Systematic Review of Sustainable Design Approach for Mosque

Systematic Review of Sustainable Design Approach for Mosque

The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability

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