Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
This book provides information on the latest research findings that are useful in the context of designing sustainable houses and living in rapidly growing Asian cities. The book is composed of seven parts, comprising a total of 50 chapters written by 53
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inable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
Tetsu Kubota • Hom Bahadur Rijal Hiroto Takaguchi Editors
Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia
Editors Tetsu Kubota Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) Hiroshima University Hiroshima, Japan
Hom Bahadur Rijal Department of Restoration Ecology and Built Environment Tokyo City University Yokohama, Japan
Hiroto Takaguchi Department of Architecture Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-981-10-8464-5 ISBN 978-981-10-8465-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8465-2
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Preface
Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in Asia, particularly in urban areas. Approximately 35–40% of the world energy is consumed in Asia, and this percentage is expected to rise further. Energy consumption has increased particularly in the residential sector in line with the rapid rise of the middle class. The majority of growing Asian cities are located in hot and humid climate regions. There is an urgent challenge for designers to provide healthy and comfortable indoor environments for occupants without consuming energy and resources excessively in growing tropical Asian cities. The aim of this book is to provide information on the latest research findings that are useful in designing sustainable houses and living in rapidly growing Asian cities. Many parts of Asia are under the influence of monsoons, which bring rains and winds
