Oyelami, Blessing John and Covenant University, Theses (2021) APPLICATION OF PASSIVE COOLING COMPONENTS IN THE DESIGN OF A SHOPPING MALL IN IBADAN, NIGERIA. Masters thesis, Covenant University Ota..
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It is important that buildings, especially public buildings are designed in ways that are energy efficient and provide thermal comfort for users. This study aims to design a shopping mall in Ibadan by adopting passive cooling design features towards achieving optimum indoor thermal comfort for users. The objectives of the study were to; investigate the existing passive cooling strategies that can be applied to achieve indoor thermal comfort in shopping malls; investigate the reasons for more usage of mechanical system in comparison with passive approach in shopping malls; investigate existing passive cooling features as it exists in selected shopping malls and design an energy efficient shopping mall that would optimize indoor thermal comfort by incorporating passive cooling components. The research was conducted by both quantitative and qualitative methods. The data collection instruments include questionnaires and observation schedules. Data was collected across four selected Shopping malls in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of 79 questionnaires were distributed while 78 were retrieved. Two of the retrieved questionnaires were invalid and 76 were subsequently used in the analyses. Data was analyzed using the descriptive statistical tools of frequency and percentages of the Statistical Product for Services and Solutions (SPSS) and presented using tables and pictures. Data collected includes primary and secondary data. This study identifies the best practices through which passive cooling features can be used to improve the indoor thermal comfort of users in a shopping mall. The findings from this study also shows that poor air flow can be mitigated by incorporating passive cooling features like natural ventilation and green landscape in a shopping mall design. Furthermore, it was found out generally that some Shopping malls did not adopt passive cooling features in their design. It was also discovered that the benefit of passive cooling features translates into more cost-efficient wa
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Passive Cooling, Sustainable Design, Energy Efficiency, Shopping Mall & Ibadan |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2021 12:34 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2021 12:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15435 |
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