Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana

The study explores the implications of using energy efficient designs strategies in the Ghanaian construction industry to conserve energy usage and thereby save cost. It examines the role that various industrial players can play to achieve this end, especially for high rise buildings and mass housin...

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Main Author:	Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei
Format:	Article
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13439/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13439/

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spelling	ukm-134392019-09-28T01:22:01Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13439/ Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei The study explores the implications of using energy efficient designs strategies in the Ghanaian construction industry to conserve energy usage and thereby save cost. It examines the role that various industrial players can play to achieve this end, especially for high rise buildings and mass housing schemes. The study is based on descriptive sample survey and computer simulation modelling. The findings show that substantial energy savings can be achieved when recommended measures are well implemented and practiced, while also achieving improved thermal comfort for building users. The results show that cooling demand can be reduced by 20% with only effective shading of windows. These recommendations would be very effective when implemented, practiced and well monitored by the building authorities to make the system easy, proficient and useful or helpful to both consumers and the building companies. The energy sectors must work with stakeholders in sustainable buildings to heighten energy efficiency in Ghana. It suggested that building authorities and other related institutions educate the contractors, building engineers, architects to realise this. The findings from this investigation show that design decision and strategies significantly influence cooling demand and overall energy use of buildings in the Ghanaian context. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei (2018) Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana. Journal of Building Performance, 9 (1). ISSN 2180-2106 http://spaj.ukm.my/jsb/index.php/jbp/issue/view/37
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description	The study explores the implications of using energy efficient designs strategies in the Ghanaian construction industry to conserve energy usage and thereby save cost. It examines the role that various industrial players can play to achieve this end, especially for high rise buildings and mass housing schemes. The study is based on descriptive sample survey and computer simulation modelling. The findings show that substantial energy savings can be achieved when recommended measures are well implemented and practiced, while also achieving improved thermal comfort for building users. The results show that cooling demand can be reduced by 20% with only effective shading of windows. These recommendations would be very effective when implemented, practiced and well monitored by the building authorities to make the system easy, proficient and useful or helpful to both consumers and the building companies. The energy sectors must work with stakeholders in sustainable buildings to heighten energy efficiency in Ghana. It suggested that building authorities and other related institutions educate the contractors, building engineers, architects to realise this. The findings from this investigation show that design decision and strategies significantly influence cooling demand and overall energy use of buildings in the Ghanaian context.
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author	Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei
spellingShingle	Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana
author_facet	Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei
author_sort	Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei
title	Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana
title_short	Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana
title_full	Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana
title_fullStr	Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed	Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana
title_sort	strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in ghana
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13439/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13439/
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Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana

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