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Thermal Environment and Energy Use of Houses in Bangkok, Thailand

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Region is the largest city of Thailand. The residential sector electricity consumption has risen steadily for the past year. This study has a questionnaire collected in Bangkok to investigate household electricity consumption behavior and field measurement on the residential indoor and outdoor thermal environment related to electricity consumption behavior.

The results of analysis indicated that the influence of climatic factor has resulted in higher temperature than thermal comfort standard. The findings also revealed that Thai people have to adapt their own lifestyle to make good use of fan and air-conditioner.

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  1. Energy Policy and Planning Office (2012) Summary of Thailand power development plan 2012–2030. Ministry of Energy

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Department of Architecture, The University of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

    Weijun Gao

  2. Business Development, Renewable Energy Division, Prime Road Group, Bangkok, Thailand

    Suapphong Kritsanawonghong

  3. Faculty of Agriculture and Planning, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pawinee Iamtrakul

  4. The Eco Knowledge Program, Univentures Public Company Limited, Bangkok, Thailand

    Chanachok Pratchayawutthirat

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Correspondence to Weijun Gao .

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  1. Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Tetsu Kubota

  2. Department of Restoration Ecology and Built Environment, Tokyo City University, Yokohama, Japan

    Hom Bahadur Rijal

  3. Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroto Takaguchi

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Gao, W., Kritsanawonghong, S., Iamtrakul, P., Pratchayawutthirat, C. (2018). Thermal Environment and Energy Use of Houses in Bangkok, Thailand. In: Kubota, T., Rijal, H., Takaguchi, H. (eds) Sustainable Houses and Living in the Hot-Humid Climates of Asia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8465-2_34

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