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City, Territory and Architecture, 2023 Natural ventilation has been one of the most important passive cooling strategies for conditioning the built environment. However, several challenges influence natural ventilation in multi-story buildings.
Rasha A. Ali +3 more
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Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 2021 In recent years, energy efficiency and energy saving strategies have become priorities for energy policy in most countries, and green energy saving buildings has attracted more attention in the worldwide.
Keming Hou, Shanshan Li, Haining Wang
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Comparison of Active and Passive Humidifiers on Mechanical Ventilation
Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2010 Objective: To research the effectiveness on humidifying, respiratory mechanics, bacterial colonization and infection rates of continuous usage for 96 hours of active and passive humidifiers which are used for heating and moisturizing the inspired gases ...
H. Dilek Mersin Özcanoğlu +4 more
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Energies, 2023 Improvements in envelope performance have reduced heat loss from insulation, and the ratio of heat loss through ventilation load has become relatively large.
Junichiro Matsunaga +4 more
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Analyzing the effects of passive design strategies on building ventilation performance and thermal comfort using simulation-based approach [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 One of the sustainable approaches to improving indoor thermal comfort and building ventilation efficiency, particularly in developing and populated countries, is to implement the optimum passive design solutions.
Rajput Tripti Singh, Thomas Albert
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Too Passive to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia [PDF]
Respiratory Care, 2013 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation support. VAP continues to be associated with high morbidity, mortality, hospital cost ($10,000 to $25,000) and ICU stay.[1][1] Depending on the definition used, the VAP rate ...
Juan Felipe, Fernandez +1 more
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Revitalizing college building corridors with skylights Reham Eldessuky Hamed [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Science and Military Technologies, 2022 Convertible corridors in university buildings through creating skylightsto meet the environmental and architectural requirements of providingthermal, daylight, ventilation, and visual comfort.
Reham Hamed
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HOUSE'S SOLAR CHIMNEY A NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ON THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE IN JAKARTA
Jurnal Ilmiah SINERGI, 2020 The abundance of solar light in tropical countries is the advantage of the utilization of solar energy. Increasingly expensive electricity forces buildings to use passive ventilation as building coolers. One of them is the use of the stack effect through
Abraham Seno Bachrun +3 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 Global warming increases the indoor temperature and energy consumption of residential buildings in arid regions. No doubt, development of effective passive cooling techniques are crucial to reduce the room air temperature as well as the energy ...
V. Vinod Kumar, Nitin Raut, Norie Akeel
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Energies, 2021 This paper reviewed related research works and developments on the traditional architectural element “mashrabiya” focusing on its history, design and structure, typology, and functions in hot climates.
Abdullah Abdulhameed Bagasi +2 more
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