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Dr. Pattaranan Takkanon

Tel: (662) 942-8960 (ext. 308) Fax: (662) 940-5413 

“Greening architecture and cities requires strong collaboration of experts from many disciplines. I take my part in architectural science especially in performative design. My area of interest is design for visual, acoustic and primarily thermal comfort for indoor and outdoor environment. I have been focusing on how building materials and enclosures as well as the whole building perform particularly in hot and humid climates. To assess their performance, I use dynamic thermal and CFD simulation as analytical tools for parametric studies.   

On one hand I keep up with advanced materials and technology, on the other hand I’m interested in alternative green materials which do not necessarily need high technology for manufacturing. I believe that the world these days is moving towards ‘alternatives’. ‘Alternatives’ will soon become ‘norm’ just like the way sustainability which was once considered a choice has now become mainstream in design field. And the only way to make alternative materials acceptable is by approving of their performance.  

Besides teaching career, I work on research projects funded by government and building industry. Research and design projects are always an integral part of my lectures. Since most MBIT students are practitioners, not only do they need to know theories but they also need to learn from case studies to be able to apply their knowledge with their work. I found it a success when seeing them implement principles in practice. The network of green design we created continues to grow.” 

MBIT Research & Projects: 

Building Systems & Structures

Cool Wall Systems

Dr. Pattaranan Takkanon and Luke Yeung are working with building manufacturers to develop new cool wall systems suitable for use in hot-humid climates. The cool walls are in the form of double skin facades and reduces incoming heat as well as promoting convective heat loss. Thermal performance of various wall design options are studied using thermal and CFD simulation as well as physical mockups.

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