Version 1
: Received: 6 May 2023 / Approved: 8 May 2023 / Online: 8 May 2023 (10:00:16 CEST)
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Shamseldin, A.K. Environmental Assessment of External to Internal Wall Ratio for Rectangular Classrooms in Taif City, KSA. Preprints2023, 2023050502. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0502.v1
Shamseldin, A.K. Environmental Assessment of External to Internal Wall Ratio for Rectangular Classrooms in Taif City, KSA. Preprints 2023, 2023050502. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0502.v1
Shamseldin, A.K. Environmental Assessment of External to Internal Wall Ratio for Rectangular Classrooms in Taif City, KSA. Preprints2023, 2023050502. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0502.v1
APA Style
Shamseldin, A.K. (2023). Environmental Assessment of External to Internal Wall Ratio for Rectangular Classrooms in Taif City, KSA. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0502.v1
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Shamseldin, A.K. 2023 "Environmental Assessment of External to Internal Wall Ratio for Rectangular Classrooms in Taif City, KSA" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.0502.v1
Abstract
According to architectural standards, the common proportion of a rectangular-shaped classroom is the shallow proportion, which has a longer external room facade versus the perpendicular internal sides. Even in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the same proportion is used in school projects. Environmentally, this proportion is logical when considering the role of adequate natural lighting for classroom visual functions, which could be more easily achieved if its longest side is the external one. But, the environmental efficiency of any architectural space cannot be only judged according to a single human comfort achievement, especially with the diverse environmental characteristics of places around the world. This diversity can show a defect in other human comfort achievements or other environmental issues in different ways when achieving a certain function in a unified way. A holistic study should be done for any common architectural shape or proportion to ensure their priority among other options in achieving maximum green architectural principles for a specific location before confirming and using it. The manuscript compares a rectangular classroom of different external/internal wall proportions to search for their preference to be used in Taif city schools in KSA. The compared case studies have different window variations and similarities to include their effect too. According to the overall green principles assessment, the results showed that the common proportion of classrooms didn’t give the higher green credits, which alerts us that the traditional rectangular classroom proportion is not always optimum for all regions including Taif city in KSA.
Keywords
Classroom; Taif City; Visual Comfort; Thermal Comfort; Acoustical Comfort; holistic environmental assessment; Green Building Rating Systems
Subject
Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction
Copyright:
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