TY - JFULL AU - Lingjiang Huang and Fangfang Liu PY - 2010/9/ TI - Thermal Analysis of Tibetan Vernacular Building - Case of Lhasa T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 273 EP - 278 VL - 4 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4412 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 44, 2010 N2 - Vernacular building is considered as sustainable in energy consumption and environment and its thermal performance is more and more concerned by researchers. This paper investigates the thermal property of the vernacular building in Lhasa by theoretical analysis on the aspects of building form, envelope and materials etc. The values of thermal resistance and thermal capacity of the envelope are calculated and compared with the current China building code and modern building case. And it is concluded that Lhasa vernacular building meets the current China building code of thermal standards and have better performance in some aspects, which is achieved by various passive means with close response to local climate conditions. ER -