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Mohd Peter Davis (left) from Universiti Putra Malaysia and Mazlin Ghazali from Arkitek M.Ghazali Inventors of ‘Thermal Comfort Honeycomb Housing’

Thermal Comfort Housing, an energy efficient technology for all climates, has been pioneered and developed over 16 years at UPM by Mohd Peter Davis, now a Visiting Scientist attached to UPM’s Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA).

Honeycomb Housing, an environmentally friendly alternative to terrace housing, is an 18 month old invention by Kuala Lumpur Architect Mazlin Ghazali, UPM’s close collaborator for many years.

Honeycomb Towns & Cities, bringing the beauty and diversity of nature back into our daily lives, can now be designed and built by Malaysian companies using industrialised building systems for the estimated 500 million modern dwelling needed to help eliminate poverty in other developing countries.

Inventor Architect Mazlin Ghazali [email protected] world patent pending Malaysia Towns and Cities are becoming Concrete Jungles Kuala Lumpur is now the world’s worse reported

“Heat Island” Honeycomb Housing An environmentally friendly Alternative to terrace housing  All Houses Face Park  Rainforest trees shade the roads  Cool the environment Part of a Honeycomb Township showing three interconnected hexagonal courtyards

A new Malaysia invention 20% less roads Double size garden 3 times more shades

Reference: Mohd Peter Davis, Nor Azian Nordin, Mazlin Ghazali et al, 2005 “Reducing Urban Heat Island Effect with Thermal Comfort Housing and Honeycomb Townships” Conference on Sustainable Building South East Asia, 11-13 April, Malaysia

Honeycomb Housing In Harmony with Nature  Creates friendly neighborhoods similar to kampongs/small town  Roads safer for children cyclists and pedestrian  Giant shade trees cool the roads and the environment  Fruit bearing trees provide food for the birds.  Soon develops into value added GOOD LOCATION

THERMAL COMFORT HOUSING Inventor : [email protected]

Computer Simulated Performance Minimum Temperature

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Thermal comfort (i.e below 30°c with ceiling fan) can be achieved all year round in Malaysia without air-conditioning

UPM Consumer Survey (168 respondents, SARBEX 2005, Kuching, Sarawak) 28 April to 1 May 2005  96% like the concept of Thermal Comfort Honeycomb Houses  96% like the extra space in the cool attic  95% will recommend the houses to friends and relatives  80% want to buy one!

Expected Selling price RM 80 000 ( where land price is low)

perspective of “MY FIRST HOME” courtyard “MY FIRST HOME”        

Affordable housing for low-income families Especially for young married couples Whole house cool without air-cons 662 sf 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Wet and dry kitchen, car porch Extra 300 sf loft for future extension Every house a corner lot Every house faces a park Sell after 10-15 years at good profit to part-finance “My Next Home”

“MY FIRST HOME” Ground floor 300 sqft

“MY FIRST HOME” Bonus Loft Floor 300 sqft

“MY FIRST HOME” Upper Floor 362 sqft