Abstract
Development of housing is imperative to enhance the society’s standard of living in this country. The factor of occupant comfort is the main element to indicate whether the housing is successful or not. In this writing, the thermal comfort discussed in only relating to the thermal comfort zone in Malaysia and the results from the study of the internal temperature of modern houses from previous researchers. Results by a few researchers found that modern houses are currently not reaching a good level of thermal comfort to live in and the designs are not capable to resolve the issue of discomfort in the internal environment of the houses in Malaysia. Therefore, thermal comfort is one of the important aspects of research in the development of modern housing because it plays a very important role in enhancing welfare, health and the quality of life or urban society.
Highlights
A function of a house is to provide protection from extreme natural climate factors such as extreme heat, rain, cold and strong wind
The planning and design of buildings that meet the criteria of thermal comfort depend on the climate of a particular space in order to achieve comfort that can be felt by humans, for them to do their daily activities
These mean that there are no significant differences between the thermal comfort of low cost and medium cost houses from the time aspect, in which it is found that medium cost houses are uncomfortable to be inhabited at certain times, as what is being experienced in low cost houses
Summary
A function of a house is to provide protection from extreme natural climate factors such as extreme heat, rain, cold and strong wind. The internal environment of houses must be safe, comfortable and could withstand the pressures of external climate such as sunlight, rain and wind. The planning and design of buildings that meet the criteria of thermal comfort depend on the climate of a particular space in order to achieve comfort that can be felt by humans, for them to do their daily activities. Buildings must be designed to accommodate a variety of activities, to fulfil the physical and mental needs and to assist in maintaining the health of the occupants. This is because an unsuitable climate conditions can cause the mind and body strains, and causes discomfort, efficiency loss and eventually affects human health
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