NATURAL COOLING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN HOT-DRY CLIMATE

Dwellings in rural areas of the developing countries do not have artificial systems of cooling or heating. These buildings, especially in hot-dry climate, are provided with natural cooling systems. Parameters which influence natural cooling of such buildings can be classified as (i) surrounding environmental factors and (ii) parameters associated with the buildings. Present paper describes influence of above parameters in providing natural cooling of residential buildings in general and in hot-dry climate in particular. These effects are supported by case studies of few residential buildings.