Analysis of Indian Traditional Buildings using Passive Cooling through Natural Ventilation Techniques
Abstract: There is a rapid increase in the use of active cooling strategies for ventilation and air circulation in the recent scenario, and hence an urge of climate-responsive buildings is a need of today. Taking the advantage of local climate and designing buildings that decrease energy use can be achieved by implementing passive cooling strategies in a building. The present study focuses on how various solar passive techniques have helped in designing climate-responsive structures in the past and how its implementation can enhance the structure in modern construction techniques. By analysing structures from the past and studying the science behind them, the passive cooling effect and its development in design implementation can be examined. The paper concludes by having incited on how solar passive strategies can help to create a flexible building, responding to climatic effects and its evolution over a period of time. Keywords: Climate responsive, Hot-dry climate, passive cooling, Traditional buildings