Investigation of Ceramic Roof, Metallic Roof and Concrete Roof Thermal Performance in Tropical Climate

Abstract

. The objectives of this research are to investigate thermal performance of ceramic roof, metallic roof, and concrete roof. Experimental buildings were located in Universiti Teknology PETRONAS (UTP), Perak, Malaysia that had three different types of roof: ceramic roof, metallic roof, and concrete roof. This research measured temperature outdoor and indoor. The results of this research were the highest outdoor and indoor temperature compared between three types of roofs was on metallic roof. The highest heat flux compared between three types of roofs was on metallic roof. The highest value of cooling energy compared between three types of roofs was on metallic roof. The room in building with metallic roof needs more energy to reduce temperature than room in building with ceramic roof and concrete roof