T Taylor
Vernacular architecture and contemporary design in Oman: Challenges in a changing climate
Taylor, T; Nikolopoulou, M; Mahdjoubi, Lamine; Cullen, N
Authors
M Nikolopoulou
Lamine Mahdjoubi Lamine.Mahdjoubi@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Info. & Communication & Tech.
N Cullen
Abstract
The buildings sector accounts for a considerable proportion of global energy and resource use and anthropogenic CO2 emissions. In Oman, the widespread introduction of mechanically air-conditioned and energy-inefficient buildings accompanied rapid economic growth and modernisation during the 1970s. Primary energy use continues to escalate and the supply of electrical power to residential buildings is the principal end-use sector. The vernacular architecture of the region illustrates economic means for creating comfortable environments utilising only natural, renewable forms of energy. However, the feasibility of incorporating traditional cooling techniques in contemporary buildings will depend upon the acceptance of cycles and variations in indoor climates and crucially on what is considered the upper limits of comfortable thermal conditions by occupants. The lack of energy performance targets is a barrier to improving the energy performance of the future housing stock in Oman. Buildings need to be assessed according to the added demands they place on local and global ecosystem services with reference to acceptable environmental limits of performance.
Citation
Taylor, T., Nikolopoulou, M., Mahdjoubi, L., & Cullen, N. (2009, September). Vernacular architecture and contemporary design in Oman: Challenges in a changing climate. Paper presented at Detail Design in Architecture, Translating sustainable design into sustainable construction, Cardiff
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | Detail Design in Architecture, Translating sustainable design into sustainable construction |
Conference Location | Cardiff |
Start Date | Sep 8, 2009 |
End Date | Sep 4, 2009 |
Publication Date | Sep 8, 2009 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Keywords | vernacular architecture, contemporary design, global warming, climate change |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/992583 |
Publisher URL | http://www.csad.uwic.ac.uk/detaildesign.htm |
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