Climate Adapting and Climate Rejecting Office Building Types: A Comparative Analysis.

Abstract

A building must be sympathetic to the climatic zone it is situated in. Basic building forms in various climatic zones have been a direct response to the extremities of the microclimate. Building interior space plays a major role influencing the demand for environmental control system., This paper attempts to compare office type A which is climate adapting and office type B which is climate rejecting. The influence technology has exerted on the development of existing mode/s is also considered. From the study, the annual energy cost of climate adapting buildings is far less than that for climate rejecting buildings with higher energy load. The analysis shows that climate adapting office buildings have more surface area which exposed them to day lighting and other external climatic elements. This reduces the overall building's lighting load. Climate rejecting office buildings exclude the direct influence of exterior climate on the interior environment and provide most of its services internally from control sources. This paper suggests that in a developing country like Nigeria where power supply is erratic, office types that do not rely exclusively on mechanical systems are preferable.