Mechanical cooling systems in buildings are the main producers of carbon dioxide
emissions, which have negative impacts on environment and amplify global warming …

Increasing emphasis on reducing energy consumption has raised public awareness of
renewable energy resources, particularly the integration of passive systems in buildings …

A multi-stage down-draft evaporative cool tower (DECT) was developed as an improvement
to a previously developed single-stage design. The new tower incorporates a secondary air …

This paper describes a prototype of a novel vertical cooling tower constructed from an
inflatable fabric duct that incorporated a water spray nozzle mounted at the top. The device …

A windcatcher is a structure for ventilation purposes fitted on the roof of a building to induce
the stale inside air to the outdoors and supply the fresh outside air into the building. The …

When reviving vernacular architectural elements in developed countries, evaluations using
computational intelligence techniques, as well as the corresponding cultural and …

This thesis describes a proposed concept for a semi-passive evaporative cooling tower
constructed from an inflatable fabric duct to provide thermal comfort in hot, arid climates. A …