Examining the Thermal Performance of Vernacular Houses in Asir Region of Saudi Arabia

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the superior thermal performance of traditional mud architecture over contemporary concrete block construction. The case study consists of two adjacent buildings representing the two building techniques that are located in the Asiri highlands, KSA. The researc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mady Mohamed, Anna Klingmann, Haitham Samir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111001681930016X