Analysis of Hotel Façade Thermal Performance with a Special Reference to the City Hotels in George Town, Penang

Authors

  • Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Sanusi Hassan School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Aimi Salihah Abdul Nasir Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.28.3.199208

Keywords:

Green Building Index (GBI), Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV), high-rise, envelope, sustainability, resorts, services, energy efficiency, tropical climate, Asia

Abstract

The present study identifies issues pertaining energy efficiency of high-rise city hotels in Malaysia and aims to examine the thermal performance of high-rise hotels with different façade design configurations. Large hotels in the tropics of Malaysia are found to be energy intensive among commercial building categories. The present study proposes two case studies of high-rise city hotels in George Town, Penang, with different façade configurations to determine their capability to comply the Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) requirements set by the Malaysian Standards MS 1525;14 and the Green Building Index (GBI). Utilizing the OTTV formula as stipulated in the MS 1525:14, the OTTV of each case study was manually calculated using the identified façade design parameters. Comparative analysis of the results indicate that each of the cases garnered OTTV which exceeded the recommended value of 50 Wm-2. General guidelines and recommendations for improvement in the hotel façade design in the tropics are also included in the discussion.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

hafeeznasir@usm.my

Ahmad Sanusi Hassan, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

sanusi@usm.my

Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi, School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

nasrun@uum.edu.my

Aimi Salihah Abdul Nasir, Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia

aimisalihah@unimap.edu.my

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Published

2022-11-30

How to Cite

Muhammad Hafeez Abdul Nasir, Ahmad Sanusi Hassan, Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi, & Aimi Salihah Abdul Nasir. (2022). Analysis of Hotel Façade Thermal Performance with a Special Reference to the City Hotels in George Town, Penang. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 28(3), 199–208. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.28.3.199208

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3: November (2022)

Section

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