Project ID: WUB/2022/P1/007
Project Duration: 2022 - 2023
Project Leader: Zenat, Islam (Department of Architecture)
Project Members: Muhammad Tanzil Hasan, Zihan Faria Mohua
Climate
change within the urban contexts is a crisis that cities are confronting
globally. This issue poses numerous negative consequences such as thermal
discomfort and increased energy usage within the building sector. The climate of Dhaka city has been changing
drastically. The demography of Dhaka city has changed a lot in the last two
decades. Architectural design can play a vital role in
reducing energy consumption and can ensure a comfortable living environment. From
the literature review it is found that, Nowadays, building, energy and environment are the
fundamental issues for the building industry worldwide because
there are possible environmental impacts on ambient air conditions and fresh
water supply(Fong & Lee, 2017). Therefore, selection of
appropriate passive concept for building design with respect to the local
climatic condition is one of the important factors (Panchabikesan,
Vellaisamy, & Ramalingam, 2017). Energy simulation at the
conceptual stage of a building plays an important role to design energy efficient
building because energy efficiency is a key factor for a high-quality building. The
main objectives of this research are to focus on the
possibilities of reducing energy consumption through architectural design as well as to investigate the impact of architectural
growth on climate change of Dhaka city and provide some design solutions. The particular study is exploratory research using both qualitative and
quantitative data. This research is
based on case studies and through simulation as well as analyzing the secondary
data to explore the problems specified and seek answers to the research
questions.
From the study it will be found that the
impact of architecture on climate change in case of temperature. For a
sustainable city and building construction, how design solutions and selection
of building materials can reduce the energy consumption, the research will
provide some dimension on that specific factor.