This paper investigates the use of conservatories within South African climatic landscape. It discusses several conservatories built in South Africa, their design and function. Conservatories are an enclosed ‘intermediate area’ used as a design measure to create a passive solar environment for a climate responsive measure.
The design and use of climate responsive technology and materials in buildings reduces the need for space air-conditioning. Thus, then enhances efforts towards designing and operating energy efficient buildings. An attempt should be made to take advantage of the natural phenomena surrounding the building, instead of fighting the influence of nature with expensive and often environmentally destructive heating, cooling, and lighting equipment and the energy they consumes.
The importance of this paper is to give to a literature review on conservatories built in South Africa. It highlights the potential of using conservatories within South African climatic conditions, and provides a structural observation on the integrity of such a system. The paper looks at three conservatories constructed in the country, their application and the principal of the greenhouse effects within conservatories.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001157 |
| Date | 21 January 2014 |
| Creators | Masemola, D, Laubscher, J |
| Publisher | Journal of Energy in South Africa |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Journal of Energy in South Africa |
| Relation | Energy Research Centre |
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