Shady residency: Passive technologies through shading devices for some building styles to fix heat problem causes by climate change in a tropical area

Abstract

The issue of Green Building arises after environmental issues that lead to global warming are echoed. All kinds of interpretations about green buildings are often associated with the building’s adaptation ability to the environment including the heat problems. This research aims to evaluate shading devices in 3 building styles, namely Minimalist, Modern Tropical, and Mediterranean in how to respond to heat problems due to climate change and investigating shading devices that have the potential to be applied to all building styles by using the simulation method with ECOTECT software. The results mentioned that the area using the shading device in the form of a terrace or balcony with a canopy (horizontal or curve overhangs), either stand-alone or continuously upward like Portico in the Mediterranean style shows good performance in reducing the incoming heat. And that type of shading device is found in 6 of 9 house samples which indicate that this type of shading device can potentially be applied to various styles with modification of shapes according to each style.