Building energy efficiency and thermal comfort in tropical climates. Presentation of a numerical approach for predicting the percentage of well-ventilated living spaces in buildings using natural ventilation

Optimizing the building energy efficiency in tropical climates by reducing the period of air-conditioning thanks to natural ventilation and a better bioclimatic design is the aim of that paper. A new modelling approach is proposed. In order to compare the performance of ventilation function of the opening distribution, twelve living spaces with different configuration of openings have been studied. The results and discussion are presented.