how we can make our building energy efficient

1. What Is a Louver?
A louver is a series of parallel, horizontal
boards that regulate airflow or light
penetration of a window or door. These
boards are panels of glass, wood, or other
material. They can be fixed in place or
moveable to allow for a change in the
amount of air or light .

2. Uses OF LOUVERS:
Louvers are used to control natural light, temperature, and airflow in a building.
Louvers help regulate heat gain or loss by preventing unwanted solar heat gain while
allowing fresh air to enter the building.
Louvers are often installed in restaurants and other public buildings where people
might not want to see inside. You can also use them in homes and businesses alike to
prevent sunlight from coming in at certain times of day (like early morning or late
afternoon) so that it doesn’t get too hot inside those spaces
louvers provide privacy, security, to protect against weather.

3. Types of Louvers:
There are different types of louvers, depending on the performance you most
need to focus on. There are drainable and non-drainable, wind-driven, rain
resistant, or extreme-weather resistant. Some are even acoustically rated.
The type of ventilation and protection you need will determine the number,
size, and design of the louver panels. The blades can be fixed or moveable

4. Basic Louver Types:
Fixed: Blades are firmly secured in open
position. Adjustable: Blades may be
operated manually, electrically or
pneumatically.
Combination: Louvers have a combination
of the above.

5. Case study:
Energy efficiency and human comfort are the
main priorities of the users in the building
operation. In this sense, the coordinated
performance of HVAC systems, shading devices
and electric lighting, based on advanced
control strategies, improve energy efficiency by
minimizing heating and cooling loads, electric
lighting consumption, and assuring visual and
thermal users comfort.
Louvers houses:
Architects: MIA Design Studio
Year : 2018
Photographs :Hiroyuki Oki
City :Malaga

6. From MIA Design Studio’s perspective, Louvers house is not only a living shelter but also
reflects our client’s living style. We wanted to make a great combination of spaces to keep
traditional communication between generations of a traditional Vietnamese family. This
house faces the sun rise with the fact that daylight would be soft and straight in the early
morning but would be so harsh and aggressive in the middle of the day.
Climate condition:
The comparison between heating and cooling demand in Malaga shows that cooling
demand is less important than heating demand; therefore, the best option adopted in the
study in a warm climate will be the most favorable with regard to increase the cooling
demand. In Milan and London, the thermal results are opposites. Cold winters make the
solution of glazing façades more suitable than in a Mediterranean climate and the
installation of shading devices in these cities is a solution less necessary, focused to visual
comfort and avoid possibility of glare

7. Louvers technique Implementation:
The Aluminum building louvers deflect
thermal gain from incident sun, integrating
light control into the building envelope.
Well-designed louver configurations can be
as striking as they are effective, shading
the facade against low or high sun angles
while making an aesthetic statement. As
with any system, design considerations
such as louver size and composition can
affect performance

8. Designing a house with private but open view has created a comfortable living area
where the family can enjoy a luxurious wellness in privacy. . Our design does not only
reflect the culture of a modern Vietnamese family but also adapt the tropical
weather to protect the subject from the disadvantages of the climatic weather. Our
philosophy is not only creating forms and spaces but also connecting human living
style with nature.
Specification of building material:
Material Aluminum
LOUVERS ANGEL -60 DEGREE
FINISH COLOUR WOODEN
BLADES DIRECTION VERTICAL

9. Safety Aspect:
Safety is one of the major concerns while Installing louvers. Hence, they
ensure the security to the homes. Additionally, the seals used for the security
of home and privacy concern.
Reduction of Harsh Sunlight:
Sunlight can be extremely harsh in some places. Sunlight contains UV rays
which can cause a bleaching effect on many materials. It reduces the risk of
damage to the items exposure to the sunlight. Our double glazed glass
reduces the amount of sunlight entering the room. The paintings, the carpet,
the furniture and other sensitive items in the room will last for a longer
period of time if these windows are installed to reduce the sunlight entering
the room.

10. LOCATION MAP OF SOCITY:
 Al-Falah Modern City Multan
 In Multan a new housing scheme has been
launched near northern by pass road. It is “Al-
Falah Modern City”
 Al Falah Modern City Housing Project is
residential and commercial scheme. It is
spread on almost 74 acres of land (3
Morabba).
Project introduction:

11. LOCATION OF SITE PLAN:
• This site near northern by pass road.
• This is residential project.
• This site located in new housing scheme is “Al-
Falah Modern City”.
• PLOT NO 140.
• OWNER NAME: AMIR SHB

12. SITE PLAN:
AREA OF THE PLOT :5 MARLA
TOTAL AREA OF THE PLOT :1350Sqf
OWNER NAME :AMIR SHB
PLOT NO 140
FACING OF THE PLOT :SOUTH WEST

13. LAND MARK AND SERVICES:
BZU UNIVERSITY :7 KM
AIR PORT :18 KM
MALL OF MULTAN :8.3KM
TOMB OF SHAHRUKNE
ALAM :14KM
IBNE SEENA HOSPITAL :5.9 KM
DENTAL HOSPITAL :1.5KM

14. KEY PLAN:

15. POINT OVERWIEW:
AREA 5 MARLA
STOREY OF THE BUILDING 2 STOREY
PROJECT RESIDENTIAL
STYLE MODERN
MATERIAL ALUMINIUM
TECHNIQUE LOUVERS
FACING SOUTH
FACING

16. FOUNDATION PLAN:
The type foundation is decided according to the
coming load on the foundation and the soil
bearing capacity. Here in this building the
isolated footing was not provided because the
load was much more on foundation and the
bearing capacity of soil was not enough hence
the size of the isolated footing was overlapping
each other, therefore the Raft or the Mat
foundation was provided covering the whole
plot area so to transfer safely the building load
in to the soil.

17. GROUND FLOOR
PLAN

18. FIRST FLOOR PLAN

19. SOUTH ELEVATION:

20. FINAL ELEVATION: