PROPOSED FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE FOR AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY EKPOMA, EDO STATE (USE OF PASSIVE COOLING TECHNIQUES IN HOT HUMID CLIMATE)

Abstract

The building sector is one of the largest energy consumers worldwide. Especially in the hot humid region, this sector consumes about 30% of primary energy demand. This is mainly dominated by air conditioning systems to provide space cooling and dehumidifying. Improving thermal insulation, natural ventilation, and passive cooling designs are the strategies that should help a Faculty excess. With proper planning, excessive indoor temperature can be reduced by natural ventilation or Nature Air conditioning. Besides, this technique will improve building’s airtightness this can cause an obvious difference in the effect of each Area of the building and when applied appropriately and good performance of the building, including high airtightness and proper thermal insulation, is guaranteed. This study proposed the “Faculty of agriculture and the use of passive cooling technique in hot humid climate” as a solution to Sick Building Syndrome which causes ailments to the users and staffs of the building is a situation where the building or an office is considered unfit for use by function of its lack of proper cooling techniques or poor room temperature and these are several causes of Sick Building Syndrome and the most common are Inadequate cooling techniques/Poor Air Conditioning Systems these can cause issues such as condensation, mould, emission of volatile organic compounds, mites, fabric deterioration, draughts, heat loss, carbon emissions which, not only affect the fabric of the building but can cause illness to the occupants. These proposed solutions to all the offices in faculty of Agriculture in Ambrose Alli University by preventing these problems from occurring. The use of passive cooling techniques will help improve thermal comfort in offices/building, the trigger the encouragement of natural ventilation as so improving the health of its occupants. planning for a Modern office is needed, these encourages productivity and adequate natural Air condition for they are best for conditioning the thermal state of Buildings and should be executed in every single building in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.