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Le Thi Hong Na
I. INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, the world in general and Vietnam in particular
are facing with the problem of efficient use of natural energy
sources, and studying how to ensure indoor comforts for
buildings through environmentally friendly ways [1]. That
aims to solve global warming, the lack of energy, especially to
bring nature into modern life. With that goal, DSF was created
and become the preferred choice for designers. Today, around
the world, there are many buildings applied DSF and several
studies conducted to prove the benefits of DSF.
But, the application of DSF depends on natural factors such
as climate, location of building, etc. The true effectiveness of
the second facade should be considered more carefully. In Ho
Chi Minh City (HCMC), the largest city of Vietnam, DSF has
appeared and has been applied to architecture of street houses.
However, there are few studies on its effect. For this reason,
the research is made to give an overview on the current use of
DSF of street houses in HCMC.
II. OVERVIEW OF DOUBLE SKIN FACADE
DSF is the external facade of houses composed of two
layers of material separated by a layer of movable air. This
distance ranges from a few centimeters to a few meters. The
inner layer is the primary layer covering the house while the
outer layer insulates thermal, prevents the direct radiant heat
transfer into the building. DSF is able to filter air, decrease the
sound intensity, reduce glare, protect, etc. Level of the
effectiveness of the DSF depends structures, materials and
colors of layers [1].
A well-designed DSF can contribute significantly to
improving the indoor environment quality. The portion of the
A. Function
the second layer. This shows that the irrationality of the use
DFS in HCMC.
In addition to two basic functional groups, DSF also has
three other important effects are air filter, acoustic insulation
and glare reduction. In figure 2, the horizontal axis of the graph
expresses the level of functions that DSF achieves. Each basic
functional group is evaluated under three levels consisting 1,
0.5 and 0. The vertical axis represents the number of houses
using DSF. Figure 2 shows that over 70% of 130 houses
applied DSF do not obtain 3-point level.
a. area 1
B. Thermal insulation
b: area 2
IV. CONCLUSION
Through the survey and evaluation the current use of DSF
in the street houses in HCMC, the application of DSF in
HCMC has not been popular and efficiency. Indeed, there are
only 10% street houses having DSF in the entire survey area
and of those, there are about 30% passing 3-point level
(average level). Nowadays, usability of DSF of street houses in
HCMC is very limited due to lacking of in-depth study of DSF
[1]. Nevertheless, applying the DSF to the design and use do
not bring its true effectiveness. DSF is not only one of the
effective solutions for problems of indoor environment quality
and energy saving, but it is also one of the methods suitable for
the climatic conditions in HCMC. The next step of this
research is simulation and experiment, then application for the
new model house design.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors would like to thank all professors at
Department of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University
of Technology, Vietnam, for their kindly advises and the use of
light meter.
REFERENCES
C. Natural lighting
The survey indicates that the efficiency of natural lighting
of DSF is not promoted well. Both coefficient of natural
illumination and illuminance do not meet necessary levels for
living space. According to 5 survey results, only 1 design is
quality. The rest do not promote efficiency because most of
exterior facades are not designed precisely. If the outer facade
is too big or too thick, it makes living space lack day-light. And
if it is too sparse, it can not reduce glare. This situation forces
people to use sources of artificial energy to ensure visual
comfort.
[1] N.D. Nhan, T.M. Hoang and T.D. Thanh, Assessment of the
current use of DSF in street houses in HCMC, student theses of
Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, 2014, unpublished.
[2] C.P. Dewi, Double Skin Faades Strategy in Building Cooling
Energy Demand for Energy Efficiency, Master thesis of
Taiwan Nation Central University, 2013.
[3] M. Haase, F. Wong, A. Amato, Double-Skin Faades for Hong
Kong, Surveying and Built Environment, vol. 18(2), pp. 17-32,
2007.
[4] L.T.H. Na, An Analysis of Passive Design and Unique Spatial
Characteristics Inherent in Vietnamese Indegenous Housing and
Their Applications to Contemporary High-rise Housing in
Vietnam, PhD thesis of Inha University, 2011.