Validation of a new integrated design tool for naturally ventilated buildings.

Mathews E H; Arndt D C

Mathews E H, Arndt D C

Passive buildings, thermal performance of buildings, building design too, building simulation, wind effect, indoor comfort, natural ventilation, stack effect

Year:

2000

Bibliographic info:

UK, Oxford, Elsevier, 2000, proceedings of Roomvent 2000, "Air Distribution in Rooms: Ventilation for Health and Sustainable Environment", held 9-12 July 2000, Reading, UK, Volume 1, pp 265-271

In many cases natural ventilation is used to ensure an acceptable indoor environment. However it is difficult to design a building for acceptable ventilation rates and indoor comfort without the proper tools or guidelines. The passive building simulation tool Building Toolbox was extended with natural ventilation models for the design of natural ventilated buildings. The simulation tool was verified with actual measurements during three case studies to ensure its integrity and to illustrate its applicability in this field. The predicted indoor air temperatures of all the studies were within 1 °C for 80% of the time.

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