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A Framework for Enhancing Natural Ventilation in Hot-Arid Regions: A Bioclimatic Design Approach [PDF]

The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Bioclimatic architecture is a sustainable design approach that aims to create buildings that put local climate characteristics into consideration and utilize the natural environment to achieve thermal comfort and reduce energy consumption.
Rabab Qataya, Mady Mohamed, hussien AlShanwany, Shimaa sabbour   +3 more
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A Comparison Between Passive-Controlled Natural Ventilation vs. Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery

Air
A large proportion of the existing building stock in northern Europe is facing energy renovation in the coming years. In this process, existing architecture in cold and temperate climates, originally designed for natural ventilation, is renovated ...
Carlo Volf, Kristoffer Negendahl
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Simulation Study on Natural Ventilation Performance in a Low-Carbon Large-Space Public Building in Hot-Summer and Cold-Winter Region of China

Buildings, 2023
Recently, climate governance has entered a new phase of accelerating decarbonization. In order to achieve low-carbon buildings, natural ventilation has been widely used as it requires no fan power.
Zhaohui Liu, Xi Pan, Wenshan He, Yilin Li   +3 more
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Climate-Dependent Performance of Natural Ventilation Under Continuous 24-h Mechanical Ventilation in Residential Buildings

Buildings
Natural ventilation is widely regarded as an energy-saving strategy in buildings; however, under continuous mechanical ventilation in Japanese residential buildings, its performance remains insufficiently understood.
Yufan Ren, Xiangru Kong, Weijun Gao
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Development and verification of a new natural ventilation system for offices utilizing low-temperature outdoor [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
In recent years, due to seasonal changes in Japan, summers and winters have become longer and springs and autumns shorter. As a result, opportunities to utilize natural ventilation, one of the energy-saving methods for air conditioning, have decreased ...
Fujii Takuro, Tanaka Hiroaki, Yamanaka Toshio, Kobayashi Tomohiro, Momoi Toshihisa, Choi Narae, Wakasa Miho   +6 more
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The significance of natural ventilation [PDF]

Building Research & Information, 2018
Book review by invitation (Richard Lorch) 'The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture' by C Alan Short, 2018, Routledge.
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Natural Ventilation for Cooling Energy Saving: Typical Case of Public Building Design Optimization in Guangzhou, China

Applied Sciences
Heating ventilation and air conditioning systems account for over one-third of building energy usage, especially for public buildings, due to large indoor heat sources and high ventilation and thermal comfort requirements compared to residential ...
Menglong Zhang, Wenyang Han, Yufei He, Jianwu Xiong, Yin Zhang   +4 more
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The potential effects of window configuration and interior layout on natural ventilation buildings: A comprehensive review

Cleaner Engineering and Technology
Natural ventilation is an eco-friendly and renewable energy source that enhances thermal comfort and energy efficiency. The window is the most traditional method of introducing natural ventilation into the built environment, but its full potential has ...
Xin Yin, Mohammed W. Muhieldeen, Ruzaimah Razman, Jonathan Yong Chung Ee, Meng Choung Chiong   +4 more
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Investigation of the Energy Saving Efficiency of a Natural Ventilation Strategy in a Multistory School Building

Energies, 2020
Under-ventilation and high energy consumption are some of the problems associated with school classrooms. Thus, it is necessary to develop a ventilation strategy that is characterized by high energy-saving and ventilation efficiency.
Beungyong Park, Sihwan Lee
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Toward improving thermal behavior of passive solar structures by natural ventilation and extraction

Journal of Thermal Engineering, 2023
Improving the energy performance of passive energy buildings is based on reducing their consumption. These reach very high levels in overheating periods because of the mechanical ventilation systems. This work proposes to implement ventilation strategies
Hicham LAKRAFLI, Philippe ANDRE, Mohamed SENNOUNE, Khalid LEKOUCH, Yassin SADIKI   +4 more
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