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Towards Green-Sensibility in African Architecture - A Climate-sensitive Approach to Design in East Africa
Abstract
This Paper makes a commentary between science
and architectural design of vernacular architecture in
East Africa. It relates the history of architectural
theory and contemporary practice of environmental
control. Firstly, it describes the climate of East Africa
and shows the potential of climatic controls in hot
humid conditions. Secondly, it focuses on the physics
of heat and light as applied to buildings in achieving
interactive comfort. It includes the potentials,
limitations and constraints of using the ASHRAE
psychrometric charts for situations where people in
developing countries have acclimatized. Finally, it
makes observations on vernacular architecture and
contemporary trends on interaction between climate,
site conditions and building form.
Citation
Ogoli, D. M. (1998). Towards Green-Sensibility in African Architecture - A Climate-sensitive Approach to Design in East Africa. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6757.