Window geometry impact on a room's wind comfort

R Fallahtafti, M Mahdavinejad - Engineering, Construction and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Natural ventilation is an environmentally friendly effective way of improving thermal
comfort and the quality of indoor conditions if applied properly. This study aims to investigate …

Performance and applicability of passive and low-energy cooling systems

B Givoni - Energy and buildings, 1991 - Elsevier
The paper summarizes the state of the art of passive and low-energy cooling systems for
buildings: comfort ventilation, nocturnal convective cooling, radiant cooling, direct and …

Application of machine learning (ML) and genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize window wing wall design for natural ventilation

YK Yi, M Anis, K Jang, YJ Kim - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent global pandemic has shown the importance of natural ventilation not only in
reducing energy consumption but also in reducing airborne contamination. Long …

Effects of wing wall at the balcony on the natural ventilation performance in medium-rise residential buildings

FM Ghadikolaei, DR Ossen, MF Mohamed - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
A deep plan layout and internal partitioning and resistances along the wind path in interior
spaces make single-sided ventilation the only strategy possible for residential units. In this …

Passive and hybrid cooling of buildings–state of the art

M Antinucci, D Asiain, B Fleury, J Lopez… - … journal of solar …, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
This paper deals with the state of the art on Passive and Hybrid Cooling of buildings. The
existing techniques and components to prevent thermal gains and to dissipate excess …

Application of wind as a renewable energy source for passive cooling through windcatchers integrated with wing walls

P Nejat, F Jomehzadeh, HM Hussen, JK Calautit… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Generally, two-third of a building's energy is consumed by heating, ventilation and air-
conditioning systems. One green alternative for conventional air conditioner systems is the …

Ventilation for comfort and cooling: the state of the art

M Santamouris - Building Ventilation, 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Buildings are one of the most important economic sectors. The global world's annual output
of construction is close to US $3000 billion and represents almost one tenth of the global …

Natural-cooling techniques for residential buildings in hot climates

WJ Batty, H Al-Hinai, SD Probert - Applied energy, 1991 - Elsevier
In most developing countries in the hot regions of the world during the last 50 years there
have been many buildings constructed that are highly energy wasteful. The interiors of these …

Schermature solari

L CECCHERINI NELLI, E D'Audino, A Trombadore… - 2007 - flore.unifi.it
La Pubblicazione è stata stampata nel 2000 e poi la ristampa con aggiornamento e
appendice nel 2007. In appendice il capitolo schermature fotovoltaiche. Il presente volume è …

Natural air-conditioning systems

MN Bahadori - Advances in Solar Energy: An Annual Review of …, 1986 - Springer
Recent research in summer air conditioning utilizing natural sources of coolness* are
discussed. These systems are classified according to the sources of coolness, the modes of …