The Ingenieur Vol 59 July-Sept 2014 The Ingenieur Vo. 59, July-Sept 2014 | Page 64

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Legends:
Natural Rainwater
Harvested rainwater helps reduce the monthly water bill and provides for
all garden watering needs.
Natural Sunlight
A generous use of large glass doors, windows, and even a skylight assure
maximum sunlight filters into the home throughout the day.
Natural Ventilation
Almost every home is oriented to a north-south direction along with
extensive use of louvered windows to ensure maximum cross-ventilation.
Breathable Roof
Our breathable roofs keep our homes cool and energy costs low.
Figure 5: KEN Rimba takes advantage of the natural resources - water, sunlight and wind to keep the
homes sustainable, minimizes our carbon emissions and reduces utility bills at the same time.

The Legian Residences
were awarded a Green Mark Gold
Award and Jimbaran Residences
were awarded a Provisional
Green Mark Gold Plus from
the Building and Construction
Authority (BCA) of Singapore.
This brings us to the topic
of wind, and its importance
as a natural means of cooling
and ventilation.
In the old
days, before the advent of
air conditioners, almost all

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buildings and homes were built
with natural ventilation in mind.
The
project
has
incorporated
Passive
Solar
Building tech-niques into our
architectural design to reduce
the heat in homes. Almost all
the residences are north-south
orientated. This orientation is
favoured in the tropics as it
minimises the effects of direct
sunlight and solar heat radiation
into the homes from east/west

facing doors/windows. This is
hugely important, as how we feel
inside our homes affects our
health, mood and ability to work
well. Research has also shown
that the impact from this could
be savings of at least 20% in the
use of air conditioners to cool
the home.
The north-south orientation
by default optimises the amount
of natural light which enters the
house during daylight hours.

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