Publications / 2011 Proceedings of the 28th ISARC, Seoul, Korea

Design Approach of Energy Efficient Ready Made Garments Factory in View of Thermal Comfort

Sajal Chowdhury and Md. Rabiul Alam
Pages 27-32 (2011 Proceedings of the 28th ISARC, Seoul, Korea, ISBN 978-89-954572-4-5, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

In Bangladesh Garments Factories are playing a vital role in the field of economical development but over the last 32 years these factories have been highly criticized for the hazardous working environment in the production floor in which high thermal gains from the artificial lighting, poor natural lighting system, excessive heat from the upper metal roofing system are common phenomenon. Most of our Garments Factories do not consider building depth, building height, volume, equipments and number of storey which factors are very essential to make factory energy efficient. This paper identifies the cause of poor and unhealthy working condition of Garments Factories in Dhaka and detail analysis in view of Thermal Comfort level to make garment factory energy efficient by a design approach with the help of building simulation tools such as Radiance, Eco-tech, Dia-Lux etc.

Keywords: Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficient Design Approach, Ready Made Garments Factory