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Chiang, Y H, Choy, L H T and Li, J (2012) Public expenditure and property cycle: The case in shanghai. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 87-101.

Dada, M O (2012) Predictors of procurement selection: An investigation of traditional and integrated methods in nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 71-85.

Idoro, G I (2012) Influence of the monitoring and control strategies of indigenous and expatriate nigerian contractors on project outcome. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 51-69.

Idoro, G I (2012) The influence of project documents on the outcome of construction projects procured by traditional contracts in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 1-19.

Raheem, A A, Falola, O O and Adeyeye, K J (2012) Production and testing of lateritic interlocking blocks. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 35-50.

Senaratne, S and Jayarathna, T (2012) Quality planning process of construction contractors: Case studies in sri lanka. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 103-15.

Woodson, T, Coulibaly, Y and Traoré, E S (2012) Earth-air heat exchangers for passive air conditioning: Case study burkina faso. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 17(1), 21-33.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: burkina faso; canadian well; earth air heat exchanger; passive solar cooling; sub-saharan africa; thermal ground gradient
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1823-6499
  • URL: http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol17_1_2012/Art%202_jcdc17-1.pdf
  • Abstract:
    An earth air heat exchanger (EAHX), also known as an earth tube heat exchanger or Canadian well, is a system for cooling and heating buildings using the ground as a heat sink/source. This study examines the ground temperature gradient and the performance of an EAHX performance in Burkina Faso. Ground temperature measurements were made at depths of 0.5 m, 1.0 m and 1.5 m. At the hottest time of the day, 15:00, the average outside temperature was 39.0°C, but the average temperature 1.5 m underground was 30.4°C. A clear phase shift was observed between the maximum outside temperature and the maximum ground temperature: the time of the day when the outside temperature is highest corresponds to the time when the underground temperature was lowest. The EAHX was 25 m long, 1.5 m underground and used a 95 m3/hr ventilator. It was able to cool the air drawn in from the outside by 7.6°C. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2012.