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Figure 1 Ventilation Openings in the Roof of Traditional Malay House Source: Center of Built in the Malay World (KALAM), 1986. The Roof space in Malay vernacular houses is properly ventilated by the provision of ventilation joints and panels in the roof construction. Figure 1 below shows the roof's opening on both sides to allow air movement into the house (Hanafi, 1994). As one of the indigenous materials, the attap roof used in Malay houses has a low thermal capacity. This material does not retain heat and cools immediately.
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