Environmental And Thermal Performance Of Legumes As Biofacade In A Tropical Climate

This is a thesis on a study of Biofacade, its carbon sequestration and its thermal reduction potential in urban environment. It is known that the rise of temperature through global warming is caused from excessive emission of carbon dioxide. Without denying urban development, Biofacades are alternative solutions. A Biofacade of leguminous climbing plant that serves as an agent to reduce the building wall surface temperature and overcome global warming by the storage of carbon dioxide in the plant tissue through carbon sequestration was studied in this research. There are three objectives in this research; to determine the suitable leguminous plant for use in Biofacade in tropical climate, to measure the carbon sequestration by leguminous plants in a Biofacade context for carbon trading prediction and to examine the thermal reduction by leguminous plants attached to the external walls. The plant studies and the carbon sequestration study were conducted for 14 months and over two cycles of planting. Four leguminous climbing plants were identified and the carbon sequestration rates of each were compared. The plant species of winged bean or Psophocarpus tetragonobulus has the second highest but the most stable sequestration rate and was chosen for the Building Thermal Performance experiment. With an experimental wall area of 9.175 m2, the Biofacade was stored as much as 0.935783 kg CO2-eq m-2 of Greenhouse gas emission annually. The study on the Building Thermal Performance was conducted for three days in Basic Study and for a month in Actual Building Scale

The Tree Performance and Physical Attributes Determination for Outdoor Student Education Learning Centre Project Proposal

University students deserve proper outdoor learning centers to accelerate their academic development. However, dealing with dynamic physical outdoor elements, especially the existing tree species, is challenging in the design phase. Failing to understand their character and conditions will lead to design failures that involve losses of ecosystem benefits and ultimately have a negative impact on students' academic development. This research proposes composite maps by analyzing qualitative and quantitative data from physical attributes. The proposed overlayed composite maps present the association of comfort, movement, aesthetic, and social relation criteria for the outdoor student learning centres. Keywords: Plant Community, Plant Identification, Tree Conditions, Map Overlay eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.342

Planting Design Expression on Students Perceiving Campus Landscape Quality

Planting design plays a vital role in evaluating and enhancing landscapes by deliberately arranging and selecting plants within a given area. It encompasses various elements, including plant types, arrangement, density, colour, texture, and composition, all contributing to the visual appeal and aesthetics of green spaces, creating harmonious and visually pleasing environments. Beyond environmental sustainability, planting design also holds significance in promoting aesthetical value for certain spaces. This study focuses on exploring how different planting design approaches impact the students’ expression when perceiving quality of campus green spaces. The objectives are to identify preferences for planting design scenes and investigate the influencing criteria. A Likert-scale questionnaire utilizing 51 planting images from Universiti Putra Malaysia is employed to collect data. The gathered preferences are analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23 to determine significant criteria and expression on preferences. The findings emphasize students' preferences for coherent and balance plant arrangements, naturalness with moderate density and maintenance. The implications of this study will aid campus designers in developing future landscape designs that incorporate preferred planting design characteristics

Between Survival and Sustenance : Plants for Recycle Edible Garden

Previous studies demonstrate that plants played a significant role in the edible garden plantings.  Therefore, this study aims to analyse and evaluate the practicality and performance of plants selected in composing the recycle edible garden at Masjid As-Siddiq. This paper discusses the issues, challenges and imperatives of how a successful plants selection would lead towards survival and sustenance food for the community. The data derived from qualitative and quantitative method through photo and images recorded throughout the implementation period.  The results will interpret relevant information about the plants potential in surviving and becoming sustenance towards the sustainable community.