@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5076,
	  title     = {The Social and Environmental Roles of Verandah in Tropical Houses},
	  author    = {M. H. M. Zin and  N. L. N. Ibrahim and  M. F. M. Zain and  M. Jamil},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Located within the tropical belt region, there are
certain rules which should implemented in creating a passive
sustainable housing design in Malaysia. Traditional Malay house
possess a strong character with certain special spaces to create a
sustainable house which suit to the tropical climate in Malaysia. One
of the special space known as verandah or serambi gantung, create
various advantages in solving various issues. However, this special
space is not extremely being applied currently which produce major
issues in term of social and environmental aspects. Hence, this
phenomena create a negative impact to the occupant while Malaysia
already has a best housing design previously. Therefore, this paper
aims to explore both of the main issues mentioned above and reveal
the advantages of implementing verandah into passive sustainable
housing design in Malaysia. A systematic literature review is the
main methodology in this research to identify the various advantages
about verandah.. The study reveals that verandah is the best solution
in term of social and environmental issues and should be
implemented in current housing design in Malaysia.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {8},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {2213 - 2215},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5076},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/68},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 68, 2012},
	}