A Study on Actual Conditions of Residential Environment in Western Region of China Part 1. A Survey on Environmental Actual Conditions of the Residence in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County

Abstract:

We declare the intensity of solar radiation, UV strength, inside temperature, humidity, illumination intensity, IAQ field measurements for traditional houses and apartment house in order to evaluate their levels in the living environment in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China. This study has been conducted together with Professor Jiaping Liu, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology. We have directed at the climatic and residential environments and local residents of western China. It is founded on Japan-China joint research, built on physical measurements and questionnaire surveys that enable healthy and sustainable development, on the basis of assessment of the climate and environmental characteristics of western China. Additionally, the project aims at proposing convenient methods to protect people against the adverse health effects of climate change, looking at inhabitants. Focusing our attention on the state of housing in rural parts of Sunan County and on the characteristic abundance of natural energy resources, we set out to develop a new model for energy-efficient housing adapted to available natural energy sources. We are aiming to reduce household energy consumption and to promote greater environmental conservation.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 368-370)
• Pages: 670-673
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.368-370.670
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Yan Wang, Yasuko Yoshino, Jia Ping Liu, Koichi Ikeda, Tatsunobu Ichiyanagi, Liu Yang, Ye Bei Qian, Kazuaki Kumada
• Keywords: Actual Conditions, Residential Environment, Sustainable, Yugur

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