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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment: Assignment (5%)

This document provides an assignment for students to research retrofit methods for reducing heat transfer through the building envelopes of typical Malaysian residential houses. Students are to select two building parts - the roof, walls, or windows - and use a table format to describe retrofit methods found through an online market survey. For each method, they should include the material used, its properties, and provide a brand/price and website link. Illustrations of the application are also required. The deadline for this individual assignment is December 4th, 2021. The assessment rubric evaluates explanations of the method and its effects, inclusion of illustrations and material properties, as well as availability of the method in Malaysia.

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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment: Assignment (5%)

This document provides an assignment for students to research retrofit methods for reducing heat transfer through the building envelopes of typical Malaysian residential houses. Students are to select two building parts - the roof, walls, or windows - and use a table format to describe retrofit methods found through an online market survey. For each method, they should include the material used, its properties, and provide a brand/price and website link. Illustrations of the application are also required. The deadline for this individual assignment is December 4th, 2021. The assessment rubric evaluates explanations of the method and its effects, inclusion of illustrations and material properties, as well as availability of the method in Malaysia.

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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Mechanical and Electrical System


BFC32602
Semester 1 Session 2021/2022

ASSIGNMENT (5%)

Description:

Malaysia is located on the equator which experiences hot and humid climate throughout the
year. Most of the residential house (landed type i.e., terraced house and detached house) are
made of basic bricks and concrete structures with less attention given on the heat-resistant
strategies or method for their building envelope. Therefore, this design produces hot indoor
conditions during daytime. The heat being transferred into the indoor condition by radiation,
convection, and conduction through roof, wall, and windows.

Based on the statement above, you are required to do a market survey to find the suitable retrofit
method for a landed type of residential house to reduce the heat transfer through the building
envelope (roof, wall, and windows).

Instruction:
Please provide your solution by using the following table:

Building Method Material Material properties Brand/ Price Website/


part company shop
Roof • Description of • Type of • Thickness
method material • K-value (if any)
• *Illustration of • U-value (if any)
application • Density (if any)
• Absorptivity/emissivity
(if any)
• other
Wall “ “ “
Window “ “ “

Other:
• Each student is required to provide the retrofit method for any of TWO (2) building
parts as listed above (for roof, wall or window).
• Format table: landscape
• Use Times New Roman, Font Size 10
• Source: online website/shop/company
• *Illustration of application: Illustration by manually sketches or by drawing tool
(AutoCad) with label (on the specific building part only)
• Individual assignment: deadline 4th December 2021 (Saturday, Week 8)
Assessment Rubric
Marks (%)
1 3 5
• Brief explanation of the • Explanation of the • Good explanation of the
method used and its method used and its method used and its
effect. effect. effect.
• Provide detail • Provide detail • Provide detail
illustration of the illustration of the illustration of the
application. application. application.
• The method is available
• Inclusion of material
in Malaysian market
properties with necessary material
properties.
• Inclusion of product link
• Inclusion of brand and
price of product

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