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TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

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<strong>The</strong>me B: Creating a livable, healthy and environmentally viable citiesFigure 16: Using Stereographic sun path diagram to plan for external layout5. SOLAR HEAT GAINHong Kong lies in the tropical climate zone. We use the micro-climate studies asbuilding design tool to minimize solar heat gain in domestic units in order to havehigher energy efficiency and better human comfort.5.1 OTTV as an Indicator<strong>The</strong> facade of a building is a complex system, comprising a range of componentswhich coordinate to create a healthy living environment. Amount of energy savingresulting from a cost-effective and high performance facade design to maintain athermally acceptable environment could be quantified through Overall <strong>The</strong>rmalTransfer Value (OTTV) which relates to fabric thermal mass, glazing, passivesolar design, window design and shading devices. We have made use of the OTTV,as an effective indicator, for external wall colour scheme design.Figure 17: OTTV Diagram for external wall colour tone design492

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