scholarly journals Toward Sustainable Building Design: Improving Thermal Performance by Applying Natural Ventilation in Hot–Humid Climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nedhal A. Al-Tamimi
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Hot Humid Climate

scholarly journals Influence of Courtyard Ventilation on Thermal Performance of Office Building in Hot-Humid Climate: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 02053
Author(s):  
Esra’a Sh. Abbaas ◽  
Ala’eddin A. Saif ◽  
MAC Munaaim ◽  
Md. Azree Othuman Mydin
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Airborne Pollutants ◽  
Indoor Sources ◽  
Hot Humid Climate

The influence of courtyard on the thermal performance of Development Department office building in University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP, Pauh Putra campus) is investigated through simulation study for the effect of ventilation on indoor air temperature and relative humidity of the building. The study is carried out using EnergyPlus simulator interface within OpenStudio and SketchUp plug in software to measure both of air temperature and relative humidity hourly on 21 April 2017 as a design day. The results show that the ventilation through the windows facing the courtyard has sufficient effect on reducing the air temperature compared to the ventilation through external windows since natural ventilation is highly effective on driving the indoor warm air out to courtyard. In addition, the relative humidity is reduced due to ventilation since the courtyard has high ability to remove or dilute indoor airborne pollutants coming from indoor sources. This indicates that the presence of courtyard is highly influential on thermal performance of the building.

Acoustic Performance of Louvred Facades for Brisbane Domestic Airport: An Integrated Approach

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Butera ◽  
Keith Hewett
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Internal Noise ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
External Noise ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Airport Terminals

Maximising cross ventilation is a low energy method of naturally ventilating and providing heating and cooling to deep plan spaces. Significant reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases can be achieved through minimising the use of mechanical systems in regions with climatic conditions that support the use of natural ventilation. Arup has provided input into the design of a louvered facade for the control of external noise for Brisbane Domestic Airport. A full scale prototype facade was constructed and noise transmission loss measurements were undertaken. The results indicate that significant noise reduction can be achieved to enable compliance with the internal noise limits for airport terminals, whilst using natural ventilation. The findings from this research will directly benefit building designers and innovators in the pursuit of achieving sustainable building design.

scholarly journals Practical natural ventilation performance metric based on thermal autonomy for sustainable building design

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 03062
Author(s):  
Kyosuke Hiyama ◽  
Liwei Wen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Performance Metric ◽  
Ventilation Performance ◽  
Energy Simulations

Natural ventilation is an essential component in sustainable building design. However, successfully incorporating it remains difficult because the utilizable amounts of ambient energy resources differ according to project conditions such as ambient climates. Moreover, lack of a metric that could encourage an architect to design a proper plan and façade for natural ventilation at the schematic design stage is being recognized as a barrier to successful achievement of natural ventilation. An inappropriate plan and façade would make it impossible to make thorough considerations for successful implementation of natural ventilation at the later design stages. To encourage even the architects without special expertise in natural ventilation, the metric should be as simple as possible to evaluate the achieved natural ventilation design intuitively and rationally. This paper proposes net Thermal Autonomy as a modified metric of Thermal Autonomy, which cannot easily evaluate the achievement level because the applied weather data significantly influence the calculated value. In the proposed metric, a universal threshold covering climate factors is available by applying net time, while the outdoor condition suitable for natural ventilation is used in the denominator. The practicality of the proposed metric is examined through parametric building energy simulations and analyses.

Study on Energy Saving of the Air-Conditioning Exhaust Heat Recovery System in Office Buildings

2015 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Yan Zou
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Sensible Heat ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Beijing Area ◽  
Heat Efficiency ◽  
Exhaust Heat ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
Heat Recovery System ◽  
Hot Humid Climate

The study analyzed the thermal performance of a sensible heat recovery system in an office building in Beijing area. Based on proposing the basic evaluation index of the thermal performance, the study analyzed the effect of outdoor temperature and wind speed on the heat recovery efficiency and the reduction of fresh air load. The analysis results show that, the operation effect of the sensible heat recovery device in winter is better. In winter, the sensible heat efficiency η is higher than 60%, the system has higher EER, and the fresh air load can be reduced more than 50%. While the sensible heat efficiency η is lower than 60% in most time in summer. And in a hot, humid climate, the recovery effect of sensible heat recovery device is significantly reduced.

scholarly journals An Investigation on Indoor Temperature of Modern Double Storey House with Adapted Common Passive Design Strategies of Malay Traditional House

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Qays Oleiwi ◽  
Mohd Farid Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Cooling Strategies ◽  
Hot Humid Climate

Past years have witnessed the popularity of traditional Malay house as a common housing type in Malaysia. However, double-storey house has become one of the common types of low-rise housing in Malaysia. Several passive cooling strategies have been adopted to cope with the hot-humid climate of Malaysia. In this study, the thermal comfort of a double-storey house was examined when different passive cooling strategies that were adopted from traditional Malay houses were applied using IES-VE 2019 building simulation software. The simulation was conducted for various design strategies such as changing concrete roof tiles to clay roof tiles, adding two small openings to the attic, removing the ceiling between the upper floor and the attic, and extending the overhang by 50% of its length for all the four facades. All these strategies were tested and compared between full-day natural ventilation and without any ventilation. The thermal comfort of these strategies was graphically defined based on the operative temperature. These analyses revealed that protecting the building envelope by extending the overhang by 50% of its length for all the four facades could ensure the best thermal comfort is achieved compared to other selected strategies. Recommendations for further studies are also outlined in this paper.

scholarly journals The Significance of Building Design for the Climate

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiman Albatayneh ◽  
Dariusz Alterman ◽  
Adrian Page ◽  
Behdad Moghtaderi
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Climate Zone ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Right ◽  
Different Climates

Abstract Building design is important for saving energy and reducing GHG emissions by applying passive solar heating and cooling design principles and using the right materials and appropriate design tools. This will make the home healthier and more comfortable. The design of energy efficient and sustainable buildings is critical for the future. A key aspect of any design is the realistic and accurate prediction of the performance of the building under a wide range of weather conditions. This paper examines the effect of different climate zones in Australia (which are comparable to the world's major climates) on the thermal performance of a complete building and recommended design techniques to suit each climate zone to enhance the overall thermal performance. To examine the effect of the location (different climates) on the overall thermal performance and how a good design in one location may not be suitable at another location, AccuRate will be used to assess the thermal performance for the exact module in different climates zones to allow a fair comparison to find the appropriate design for the climate where the building is located. Also, in this research, each climate zone design requirements and techniques were addressed for various climate variables (including: solar radiation, rainfall, wind speed and direction and humidity) to design sustainable building which save great amount of energy while sustaining occupants thermal comfort.

scholarly journals Thermal Performance of a High-Rise Residential Building with Internal Courtyard in Tropical Climate

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
Lobna Hassan Ali Hassan Elgheriani ◽  
Parid Wardi ◽  
AbdulBasit Ali Ali Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Significant Feature ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Passive Design

Natural ventilation is an effectual passive design approach to create a better indoor thermal condition as well as energy efficiency. The primary goal of building design is providing a healthy and comfortable indoor environment titled as sustainable architecture. Literature suggests that the significant feature that alteration has to take place on for better energy performance is the envelope design. This paper aims to augment the Window to Wall Ratio (WWR), orientation and courtyard corridor size for improving the design of naturally ventilated courtyard high-rise residential buildings. Briefly, the findings indicate that contending with WWR, orientation and courtyard corridor size could increase the potential of improving its natural ventilation and thus, thermal performance.

scholarly journals Design configurations analysis of wind-induced natural ventilation tower in hot humid climate using computational fluid dynamics

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 332-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin Haw Lim ◽  
Omidreza Saadatian ◽  
Kamaruzzaman Sopian ◽  
M. Yusof Sulaiman ◽  
Sohif Mat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Hot Humid Climate

The Climate-Adapted Design for the Hot-Humid Region - Case Study on the University Library in the Lingnan Region

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 1840-1844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Shan Fang ◽  
Zhen Yu Song
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
University Library ◽  
Climate Adaptability ◽  
Humid Region ◽  
Hot Humid Climate ◽  
The University

In building design, architects actively utilize all kinds of methods, such as ventilation and sunshade, to adapt to the hot-humid climate ,which is the main way to create a “green building ”.This paper describes the “climate adaptability ”design tactics in the case of the University Library in the Lingnan region——in a hot-humid climate. Furthermore, this paper gives suggestions by describing the advantages and disadvantages of the typical design practice in order to benefit regional architectural study.

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