Single-sided natural ventilation in buildings: a critical literature review

HY Zhong, Y Sun, J Shang, FP Qian, FY Zhao… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation nowadays has been paid great concerns due to its zero carbon emission
and good performance on the human health. In engineering applications, cross ventilation …

A literature review of cross ventilation in buildings

Z Jiang, T Kobayashi, T Yamanaka, M Sandberg - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of literature that recognizes that natural ventilation plays a vital role
in indoor air quality, thermal comfort and building energy consumption. This paper …

Cross-ventilation of a generic building with various configurations of external and internal openings

X Zhang, AU Weerasuriya, J Wang, CY Li, Z Chen… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cross-ventilation is the most effective mode of wind-driven natural ventilation but completely
depends on the external openings and internal layout. This study investigates how openings …

[HTML][HTML] Explainable Machine Learning (XML) to predict external wind pressure of a low-rise building in urban-like settings

DPP Meddage, IU Ekanayake, AU Weerasuriya… - Journal of Wind …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study used explainable machine learning (XML), a new branch of Machine Learning
(ML), to elucidate how ML models make predictions. Three tree-based regression models …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the physiological, neurophysiological and cognitive performance effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations indoors

S Snow, AS Boyson, KHW Paas, H Gough… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale An accumulation of CO 2 in occupied indoor spaces is correlated to negative
impacts on concentration, sleepiness and aspects of cognitive performance. However …

Comparative analysis on predictability of natural ventilation rate based on machine learning algorithms

H Park, DY Park - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for efficient natural ventilation (NV) systems has increased for the development
of sustainable buildings. However, the uncertainty of NV remains a challenging issue for …

Review of tracer gas-based methods for the characterization of natural ventilation performance: Comparative analysis of their accuracy

G Remion, B Moujalled, M El Mankibi - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural ventilation systems, taking advantage of natural driving forces, help to reconcile
energy efficient buildings with a good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Its efficiency depends on …

Ventilation rates in naturally ventilated primary schools in the UK; Contextual, Occupant and Building-related (COB) factors

SS Korsavi, A Montazami, D Mumovic - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in classrooms is assessed by CO 2 levels and Ventilation
Rates (VRs). Factors affecting VRs fall into Contextual, Occupant and Building (COB) related …

Age of air, purging flow rate, and net escape velocity in a cross-ventilation model sheltered by urban-like blocks using LES

KB Fernandez, N Ikegaya, K Ito, Q Chen - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Although ventilation effectiveness varies in different sections of indoor spaces owing to
imperfect mixing condition, previous studies on cross-ventilation in a model sheltered by …

[HTML][HTML] Natural ventilation of large air masses: Experimental and numerical techniques review

R Mateus, JMC Pereira, A Pinto - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural Ventilation (NV) contributes to the energy performance and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
of existing buildings and Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). To predict and validate the …