Nepal has wide variation in altitude, so does its climate, lifestyle and housing. The building design code issued by the Government ofNepal does not address the issue of thermal comfort, which could be the reason the modern buildings built under the design code areperforming poorly in terms of indoor thermal comfort. As a result, people have largely compromised in accommodation. The researchincludes selection of two representative buildings (at Biratnagar and Dhulikhel) followed by real time monitoring of indoor climate(temperature and Relative humidity). The logged data was used to calibrate the computer model. The model was approximated to realscenario including indoor heat loads from people, lighting, electric equipment and infiltration. Building energy modeling was done inEnergyPlus. The research work depicts the thermal performance of building by comparing the indoor climate of selected buildingsof Biratnagar and Dhulikhel with the ASHARE suggested thermal comfort level for humans. The major problem found in the buildingsof Biratnagar was overheating for more than 6 months period while for Dhulikhel was under heating for more than 4 months period.The author suggests further research to analyze passive techniques to improve thermal performance and reduce active energyconsumption.
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