Asian Architecture (ARC 2234 / ARC60403) Project 1: Case Study Paper

Topic & Issue Proposal (10%) Due Date: 30 Sept 2014

Prepare a two-page type-written proposal, including a concept mapping, a summary of the topic and/or issue to be explored, some of the questions you hope to address, along with a title, and an annotated bibliography of sources. Student name and ID: FARAH AKMAL BT MOHD ZAMZURI (0315884)

Tutor: MS. SHAHRIANNE MOHD SHAH

APPLICATION OF PASSIVE COOLING DESIGN STRATEGIES TO

REDUCE ENERGY USAGE AND HEAT GAIN IN PJ TRADE CENTRE, PETALING JAYA.

Passive Cooling Design (Solutions)

Natural Ventilation

Massing & Orientation of the Building

Cross Ventilation

Stack Ventilation

Apertures for Cooling

Opening Types

Opening Shapes

Opening Sizes

Passive Cooling Strategies in Hot & Humid Climate

Malay Traditional House

Vernacular Element

Thermal Comfort & Heat Gain (Natural Factor)

PJ Trade Centre

Research Question(s):

1. What are the factor that enhance thermal comfort in PJ Trade Centre?

2. What are the strategies implemented by the PJ Trade Centre to be one of the energy-efficient

building in Malaysia?

3. How does the passive design strategies increase the overall performance of the design in the

hot humid climate?

Summary of the topic (300 words):

PJ Trade Centre (PJTC) is an energy-efficient and eco-friendly office tower block building

designed by Architect Kevin Mark Low. This building is designed as a comfortable and healthy

workplace with plenty of natural light and ventilation incorporate into the building. PJTC uses materials

such as exposed brick, concrete, steel and glass in the design to response to the hot and humid climate

which is quite a unique way to interpret and experience the local climate. Furthermore, green element

can be found all over the whole office with design intention of creating a ‘sense of life’ into the building

where it leads to lower maintenance costs while enhancing the staff productivity and morale resulting in

higher quality of work from them.

According to the ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2010, thermal comfort is defined as “that

condition of mind which expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment and is assessed by

subjective evaluation.” Basically, thermal comfort is the satisfaction of occupants with the surrounding

thermal conditions and is essential when designing a structure for people. Thus, PJTC uses the right

combination of passive and active design strategies to achieve the thermal comfort level of the

occupants inside the building. Based on an article by ("Passive Design Strategies | Sustainability

Workshop", 2016), “Passive design strategies prefer ambient energy over artificial lighting. These

strategies includes day lighting, natural ventilation, and solar energy whereas passive cooling strategies

helps to reduce the demands for mechanical cooling to maintain the thermal comfort in the building.”

Thus, this paper will focus on reducing the energy usage with passive cooling design while enhancing

the thermal comfort level. As having the setting in a hot and humid country, the building manage to

control the energy usage which highlighted to explore on this issue in the term of application of passive

cooling strategies used in the building in order to reduce the energy usage. Features such as natural

ventilation, aperture, massing and orientation of the building are taken into considerations in discussing

this topic.

Annotated Bibliography

1. McGee, C. (2016). Passive design | YourHome. Yourhome.gov.au. Retrieved 24 April 2016,

from http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design

2. Leblebici, D. (2012). Journal of Business, Economics & Finance (2012), Vol.1 (1) (1st

ed.). Retrieved from

http://sosyalbilimler.okan.edu.tr/media/06/50ed303d150ba0f350000006/4-

Demet_Leblebici.pdf

3. Passive Design Strategies | Sustainability Workshop. (2016).

Sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016, from

http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/buildings/passive-design-strategies

REFERENCES

1. Low, Kevin Mark. Small Projects. China: Adaptus, 2010. Print.

2. PJ Trade Centre, K. (2011). design with honesty: PJ Trade Centre, Kuala

Lumpur. Designwithhonesty.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016, from

http://www.designwithhonesty.com/2011/02/pj-trade-centre-kuala-

lumpur.html

3. PJ TRADE CENTRE. (2016). tujuangemilang. Retrieved 25 April 2016, from

http://www.tujuangemilang.com/pdf/fiabci.pdf