Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Architecture (SENVAR 2018)

The Importance of Roof Thermal Insulation: Awareness among Professionals and Terrace House Occupants

Authors
Farhana Mohd Razif, Mohd Hamdan Ahmad, Leng Pau Chung
Corresponding Author
Farhana Mohd Razif
Available Online February 2019.
DOI
10.2991/senvar-18.2019.3How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Roof Thermal Insulation, Terrace Houses, Malaysia, Awarness, Thermal Control
Abstract

Terrace houses are the typical housing typology in Malaysia. Thus, study on thermal comfort is always associated with terrace houses. Installing roof thermal insulation is important in energy saving, however, due to the availability of air conditioning it has not been a regular practice. To reduce air conditioning usage, thermal insulation must be installed under the roof. The study aims to determine the awareness level among professionals and terrace housing occupants on the importance of installing roof thermal insulation in terrace houses in Malaysia. Studies were made on government’s initiative towards roof thermal insulation, current practice by developers and architects, and terrace housing occupants’ knowledge on roof thermal insulation. The study was supported by review and analysis of previous research, government’s official publications, magazines, books and websites. The study found that professionals are aware on the importance of the roof thermal insulation for comfort and energy saving while occupants are very much less aware of its important.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Architecture (SENVAR 2018)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
February 2019
ISBN
978-94-6252-666-2
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/senvar-18.2019.3How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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