by Shrinath Tandur. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-125). / Chapter 1.0 --- BACKGROUND --- p.13 / Chapter 1.1 --- The Site --- p.19 / Chapter 1.2 --- Low-rise housing for Low and Middle Income groups (LIG & MIG) --- p.20 / Chapter 1.3 --- Use of space with respect to time --- p.28 / Chapter 1.4 --- Adapting for comfort --- p.31 / Chapter 1.5 --- The roof as a sleeping area --- p.32 / Chapter 2.0 --- OBJECTIVE --- p.34 / Chapter 3.0 --- METHODOLOGY --- p.35 / Chapter 3.1 --- DEROB - an overview --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2 --- Modelling the climate --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The climate of --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Modelling the climate --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Special weather files --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Fanger's Comfort Equation --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- The Predicted Mean Vote --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- The Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied --- p.58 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Range of values --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4 --- Modelling the housing unit on DEROB --- p.64 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Standard building materials --- p.64 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Modelling building materials --- p.65 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Development of a method --- p.66 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- The simplified cube --- p.69 / Chapter 4.0 --- The -DEROB exercises --- p.72 / Chapter 4.1 --- A study of variations air changes rates & times --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2 --- The damping effect of the earth's mass --- p.76 / Chapter 4.3 --- The effect of orientation --- p.79 / Chapter 4.4 --- The effect of external wall mass --- p.82 / Chapter 4.5 --- The effect of colour upon external wall mass --- p.84 / Chapter 4.6 --- The effect of shadowing upon a building --- p.87 / Chapter 4.7 --- The influence of internal wall mass --- p.91 / Chapter 4.8 --- The effect of the roof --- p.94 / Chapter 4.9 --- An analysis of parapet walls --- p.97 / Chapter 4.10 --- The effect of openings and shading --- p.103 / Chapter 5.0 --- A SUMMARY OF RESULTS --- p.106 / Chapter 5.0.1 --- A summary brief --- p.109 / Chapter 5.1 --- Preliminary Design Guidelines --- p.110 / Chapter 5.2 --- A validation of results using a model of a complete housing unit --- p.118 / Chapter 5.3 --- Afterword --- p.121 / Chapter 6.0 --- BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.122 / Chapter 7.0 --- APPENDICES --- p.126 / Chapter 7.1 --- Appendix A： Activity Chart --- p.126 / Chapter 7.2 --- Appendix B： Clo values --- p.127 / Chapter 7.3 --- Appendix C： Sundials for latitudes 12°. 14° & 16° N --- p.129 / Chapter 7.4 --- Appendix D; A shortlist of digital simulation models --- p.131 / Chapter 7.5 --- Appendix E: Weather Data for Chitradurga District --- p.133 / Chapter 7.6 --- Appendix F: HUDCO' s classification of income groups --- p.143