Design Strategy of Air-Conditioning for a Residential Building
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Design Strategy of Air-Conditioning for a Residential Building
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Running head: RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSALResearch ProposalDesign strategy of air-conditioning for a residential buildingStudent Name:University Name:
RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL1Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Background of the study..................................................................................................................2Motivation for research....................................................................................................................3Research questions...........................................................................................................................4Objectives of the research................................................................................................................5Proposed chapters of report.............................................................................................................5Proposed time-frame of the research study.....................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................9
RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL2IntroductionThis research is based on determining the design strategy of air conditioning for aresidential building. The focus of this research is to identify gaps in the previous studiesavailable on the topic or the same research area. The air conditioning system in a building isresponsible for around 50% of the energy being consumed and other 50% is consumed by otherservices in the building. Hence, it is essential to determine effective design strategies for airconditioning in a building. The reduction in energy being consumed by air conditioning will helpto increase savings on consumption along with carbon emissions (Grondzik and Kwok 2014). Inthis study, the proposal for conducting research on design strategy for air conditioning in aresidential building has been prepared to discuss on motivation behind the research. Further, atimeframe has also been prepared to illustrate upon the activities along with duration required tocomplete the research project. Background of the studyThis study is based on identifying the effective design strategies for implementation of airconditioning to suit the cooling needs in a residential building. The passive cooling strategiesthat gains control over heat dissipation is considered as suitable for consistent climatic areaswhereas in modern houses, the changing temperature is a major issue being faced by theoccupants (Chua et al. 2013). The poor design of buildings often causes the heat to be trappedthat increases indoor temperature. The roof area and surrounding walls of a building isconsidered as the most critical part due to the fact that these are exposed to heat being caused byhigh solar radiation. The determination of proper design strategies will help to effectively reducethe consumption of energy in a building as well as provide comfort to the occupants
RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL3(Vakiloroaya et al. 2014). This particular study has been undertaken to determine the effectivedesign strategies for air conditioning in a residential building so that the comfort requirement ofoccupants are fulfilled with respect to the changing climate. Motivation for researchThe developing countries majorly that are located in tropical regions have dry climateand there is existence of special problems due to extreme heat retention by the buildings ifventilation is not adequate for cooling at night. A major portion of the buildings being designedin such climatic regions are not suitable for occupants as those are poorly designed and no designstrategy is adapted for the climate (Alibabaei et al. 2017). The residential buildings are oftendesigned without considering the parameters that are responsible to ensure thermal comfort alongwith efficient use of energy. Hence, the dependence on artificial lighting and ventilation isprevalent in almost every residential building. However, power disruption on a frequent basisand load shedding during the summer or hot days makes the life of occupants much troublesome.The circumstance turns out to be more terrible during the hot summer days in between the periodof mid-March and early May as there is gradual increase in the surrounding temperature (Yang,Yan and Lam 2014). Amid this period, the demand in the use of electricity goes up to its mostelevated amount due to hot weather and in addition the demand increases to supplement thecooling requirements in the residential buildings. The buildings that does not have dynamic strategies to meet the cooling requirementsduring the rising demand of energy will incur poor indoor atmosphere. This often leads toexhaustion along with issues related to health and safety (Taleb 2014). This study will deal withdescribing the approach for passive air conditioning design strategies suitable in residentialbuildings. The poor design of buildings often causes the heat to be trapped that increases indoor
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