ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND THERMAL COMFORT FOR DOMESTIC BUILDINGS IN SEIYUN, (YEMEN)

摘要

In Seiyun, like other old Yemeni cities, most of the houses of the region were built using the traditional materials of sun dried mud bricks. In order to improve construction time, concrete is used extensively for new dwellings but this does not have the equivalent thermal properties of traditional bricks. Given the variations in climate between hot dry summers and cool winters there is a suggestion that the resulting thermal comfort experienced inside the traditional and new house type will vary. Due to increased energy consumption in the Yemeni domestic sector, energy utilization and efficiency also require urgent review. This paper investigates thermal comfort and compares the amount and use of heating and cooling equipment fitted in three different construction types: Traditional, New Mud and Concrete. This case study was carried out in the summer of 2001 in Seiyun utilising measuring equipment and verifies that traditional building is the best.