A master's thesis at the College of Engineering at the University of Basrah discussed (the effect of building materials and external roof shading on the thermal performance of buildings in southern Iraq).
Energy for residential buildings, such as wall and ceiling thickness, insulation, roof and window shading and window glazing
and the use of "phase-changing materials".
The study found that increasing the wall and ceiling thickness reduces the cooling load by about 5%. Add insulation material
To the outer wall and roof reduced the cooling load by 13%. The biggest effect was adding textures
Phase change of wall and ceiling to provide high ratio of energy consumption and reduce the cooling load to 19%.
Combining double glazing technologies, insulating materials, adding insulation for wall and ceiling, controlling
Lighting, as well as window shading. These technologies significantly reduced the cooling load by about 17%.
The aim of the thesis is to know the effect of building materials and external roof shading on the thermal performance of buildings
The study concluded that the combination of double glazing techniques, insulating materials, adding insulation to the wall and ceiling, lighting control, in addition to window shading, significantly reduced the cooling load by about 17%.