Did We Need Low Energy Campus Mosque?

Abstract

Campus mosque is the center of Moslem Civitas Academica’s in worshiping/salah. Undip as one of the biggest university had build low energy campus mosque on Tembalang. However, the built mosque might not provide the people demanded during the worshiping. This study was performed by literature review (ASHRAE and tropical building Physic), direct thermal investigation (air temperature, humidity and speed), and worshiper’s satisfaction questionaires. The results were contradiction between worshipper opinions and thermal energy tests.

Keywords

• campus mosque
• low energy
• thermal comfort
• worship