Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 13:47
Traditional architecture gives ideas to enrich modern architecture. In traditional architecture, local materials and renewable energy resources have been used. The courtyard was one of the traditional architecture solutions as a climate modifier. The inclusion of an internal courtyard in buildings design is attributed to the optimization of natural ventilation in order to minimize indoor overheating conditions.
A collection of papers linked to ventilative cooling. The collection includes 212 papers presented at AIVC - venticool annual conferences and publications produced by the IEA-EBC annex 62.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Fri, 09/20/2013 - 12:52
Ventilative cooling refers to the use of natural or mechanical ventilation strategies to cool indoor spaces. The use of outside air reduces the energy consumption of cooling systems while maintaining thermal comfort. The most common technique is the use of increased ventilation airflow rates and night ventilation, but other technologies may be considered as well. Ventilative cooling is applicable in a wide range of buildings and may be critical to realise low energy targets for renovated or new Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs).
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