"Design strategies for a Big Mosque to reduce electricity consumption in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"
تاريخ الاضافة
02/07/2022
نوع المحتوى
Documentary
Category
Researches
الرابط للمحتوى
Subject Area
Mosques
الكاتب
"Abdullah M. Al-Shaalan
Abdul Hameed A.Alohaly
Wonsuk Ko"
Year of Publication
2017
الوصف
This study proposes and analyzes the design approaches for a
Big Mosque to conserve electricity consumption in Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. Mosques are characterized by a unique function
and operating schedule that are not typical to other types
buildings. In this study, the effects of zoning and partitioning
are investigated. To demonstrate the effectiveness, one of the
Riyadh city grand mosques is identified as a model to explore
the most appropriate ways to conserve energy. Three cases are
simulated by eQuest which is designed to perform detailed
analysis of sophisticated building energy use. First, the mosque
with inefficient materials, second the mosque with effect
materials and without zoning and finally the mosque with
zoning and efficient materials. Simulation results show that
some of the important energy conservation techniques should be
applied in the construction phase.