Exploring Problematic Issues of Housing Design in Hot Humid Climate: Libyan Case

Abstract

Contemporary housing has suffered from several problematic issues in hot humid climate, therefore; this paper aims to highlight the environmental, social and economic issues of contemporary housing in hot humid region. The methodology depends on questionnaire that helps to discover these problems which are facing users in their housing and case study on contemporary housing for people who has experience of living in two kinds of housing: traditional and contemporary housing. The significance of the study is related to comprehensively detailed presentation of these issues which affect the user`s comfort, user`s needs and the cost of living. The main objective is to reduce increasing these problems in future as well as pay attention to the specialists in the aim to develop environmental, social and economic solutions for future housing in hot humid climate. The results of this paper will be useful for users and specialists as well as author in order to find development sustainable solutions in future studies.