Abstract
This study examines the impact of thermal performance of Yoruba compound house on the user’s lifestyle to cope with discomfort hours. A compound house was simulated using Autodesk Ecotect software. The study found that the front and right sides of the building have the lowest temperatures due to the combined effects of indirect and interzonal heat transfers. The research highlighted that while the user’s lifestyle in the Yoruba compound house relies on the veranda to cope with discomfort hours, residents of multi-dwelling compound houses rely on a lifestyle of housing adjustments. The study concludes that the thermal properties of the Yoruba compound house are complemented by the user’s lifestyle to cope with the discomfort hours.
Highlights
In several parts of the world, traditional architecture is known to be inherently adapted to natural conditions [1]
When the insulating layer is about 9-cm thick, the internal surface temperature may increase as much as 3 ◦ C, which is good for winter, but causes severe overheating in summer [5,6]
The main goal of this paper is to show how the thermal performance of the Yoruba compound house
Summary
In several parts of the world, traditional architecture is known to be inherently adapted to natural conditions [1] It possess physical adaptive qualities manifested in their form, thermal mass, material of composition, and space organization—all of which make traditional architecture climate responsive and user adaptable [2]. Kvisgaard and Collet [7] found that lifestyles relating to the operations of windows and doors enhance thermal performance by providing 63%–87% of the total air change per hour in adventitious or naturally-ventilated traditional buildings These reinforce earlier studies concluding that traditional buildings, in their material compositions alone, do not sufficiently meet user’s needs [8,9]
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