TY - JFULL AU - M. I. Mohd Hafizal and Y. Hiroshi and T. Goto PY - 2012/12/ TI - Comparative Study of Indoor Environment in Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climate of Malaysia T2 - International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering SP - 1003 EP - 1009 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10936 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 71, 2012 N2 - There-s a lack in understanding the indoor climate of Malaysian residential. The assumption of traditional house could provide the best indoor environment is too good to be true. This research is to understand indoor environment in three types of Malaysian residential and thermo recorder TR72Ui were placed in indoor spaces for measurement. There are huge differences of indoor environment between housing types, and building material helps to control indoor climate. Traditional house indoor climate was similar to the outdoor. Temperature in the bedroom of terrace and town houses were slightly higher than the living room. Indoor temperature was 2oC lower in the rainy season than the hot season. It was hard to control indoor humidity level in traditional house compared with terrace and town house. As for conclusion, town house provides the best thermal environment to the building occupants and can be improved with good roof insulation. ER -