In recent years all areas of society have actively proposed strategies to reduce climate change ensure sustainable development and safeguard human health In the field of architecture more attention is paid to building energy consumption and disaster prevention in this regard and less attention is paid to ensuring healthy indoor environments This study hopes to treat buildings as barriers to provide a comfortable and healthy environment for their occupants especially in the face of climate change This study focuses on townhouses in the area of Tainan Both the indoor temperature and the concentration of PM2 5 were co-simulated using the CONTAM and EnergyPlus software packages Strategies for improving indoor health factors were proposed in the three directions of "envelope " "occupant behavior " and "equipment use " The results of this study show that in the adaptation strategy of the building envelope the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) can effectively reduce the indoor temperature risk during the day and the air permeability of the window can reduce the PM2 5 risk (also during the day) so we recommend that both should be improved If the capacity permits the U values of the wall and the roof can also reduce the indoor temperature risk during the day although they are not as effective as SHGC In terms of occupant behavior we recommend adjusting the timing of switching windows according to the health thresholds of temperature and PM2 5 In addition we recommend adding an active strategy because passive strategies do not completely reduce health risks especially in future simulation scenarios This study suggested adding a fresh air system to match the original air conditioning of the Taiwanese families With these measures we hope to achieve the co-benefits of human health and environmental sustainability
Date of Award | 2019 |
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Original language | English |
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Supervisor | Yaw-Shyan Tsay (Supervisor) |
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Adaptation strategy of building design and occupant behavior based on multi-factor evaluation -A Case Study of townhouses under Tainan climate
晨, 湯. (Author). 2019
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis