Three office buildings using passive heating and cooling. Throughout the year the temperature is low, so solar passive heating strategy is needed to bring it in comfort zone. The passive design strategeis are vast and in this thesis the basic ones were explored to see how the building can be comfortable and not rely on airconditioning through the year quite easily. Exploring passive cooling potentials in indian vernacular. A source of inspiration for sustainable development article pdf available october. One of the most significant current discussions in the built environment, architectural practice, theory, and procedures is passive design. The traditional architecture is known for providing comfortable indoor climatic conditions to its occupants via passive and natural methods. This thesis project attempts to demonstrate that passive solar technology can be effective in any region, even the gloomy climate of western new york, and that it can be incorporated into an existing home costeffectively. Even though they represent an acceptable alternative for mechanical evaporative coolers, scalping strategies are afflicted by their limited applications when it comes to air flow and small rate of warmth transfer. Passive design strategies for residential buildings in a. Within this thesis, a brand new air scoop is designed to overcome. Oct 14, 2015 it can provide a cooling draft in the summer and be isolated away behind closed doors in the winter. Evaporative cooling is the most economical concept for cooling of a building.
Passive cooling and vernacularism in mughal buildings in north india. Case study on strategies used in jacobs house designed by frank lloyd wright by david gikaru a thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral affairs in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of architectural studies in azrieli school of architecture and urbanism. Elmasry uae university, united arab emirates abstract ongoing development in many parts of the united arab emirates has consequences on the urban environment. Home university of southern california dissertations and theses passive cooling methods for mid to highrise buildings in the hothumid climate of douala. Analyzed the impact of architectural characteristics and passive techniques on its energy requirements f. A study of natural cooling systems of jaisalmer, unpublished ph. Passive cooling techniques can reduce the peak cooling load in buildings, thus reducing the size of the air conditioning equipment and the period for.
Passive design responds to local climate and site conditions in order to maximise the comfort and health of building users while minimising energy use. Department of architecture, aligarh muslim university. Passive cooling a diagram shows the crosssection of a northfacing home. Combination of evaporative cooling and wind tower for passive cooling. Passive heating and cooling refers to techniques to manage the internal temperature and air quality of a building without using power. The continued rapid growth of construction industry and demand of energy raises a number of persistent questions and problems and demands for solution. In the uae, where cooling is a primary concern, much can be done to capture natural breezes to keep buildings cool.
What is the relationship between spatial configuration, thermal environment and thermal summer comfort of occupants and how to apply spatial configuration as the passive cooling strategy in architectural design. Pdf an overview of passive cooling techniques in buildings. Plea20 29th conference, sustainable architecture for a renewable future, munich, germany 1012 september 20 passive cooling for houses on water in brunei darussalam search for a new vernacular rozia haji adenan university of nottingham, nottingham, united kingdom. Its one of those things you read from the project brief and your kind of catch from comparing notes with what your best friend did in architecture school. Modelling of the effects of heat gains throughout the year is first undertaken. Passive cooling techniques are least expensive means of cooling a home which maximizes th e efficiency of the building envelope without any use of mechanical devices. Passive cooling systems were the main design driver in low energy architecture and vernacular architecture especially in hot climate regions. This thesis investigates the potentials of the use of passive solar design strategies in existing lowrise residential buildings in the context of energyefficient building design. Retrofitting passive cooling strategies to a brisbane school. Passive cooling methods for mid to highrise buildings in the hothumid climate of douala, cameroon, west africa. Chapter 4 the building architectural design building massing and orientation ther e is a tradeof f between a compact form that minianother energyrelated massing and orientabuilding, the electrical load and cooling load savings mizes conductive heat transfer thr ough the envelope tion consideration is the seasonal wind pattern. Throughout the year the temperature is low, so solar passive heating strategy is needed to bring it in.
Basically the venturi effect augmenting the stack effect. Bainbridge is the founder of the passive solar institute and recipient of the ases passive pioneer award in 2004. Architecture, faculty of environmental design, ahmadu bello university, zaria. Passive cooling is a building design approach that focuses on heat gain control and heat dissipation in a building in order to improve the indoor thermal comfort with low or no energy consumption. Passive cooling architecture thesis proposal titles. Pdf courtyard as a passive cooling strategy in buildings. Energy consumption in buildings represents about 40% of the total annual energy usage in the eu. Planting filters and directs breezes towards openings in the home, which receives cross ventilation from cool breezes. In this paper, passive cooling techniques, design concepts, energy efficiency measures and some. Pdf using passive cooling strategies to improve thermal. Solar passive design concepts are used in traditional buildings worldwide.
Consequently, the aim of this study is to test the usefulness of applying selected passive cooling strategies to improve thermal performance and to reduce energy consumption of residential buildings in hot arid climate settings, namely dubai, united arab emirates. The coauthor of the straw bale house, bainbridge is currently associate professor of sustainable management at. Passive cooling techniques can reduce the peak cooling load in buildings. Using passive cooling strategies to improve thermal. The climate in tamilnadu region is warm and humid and the temperature ranges from 30. Selected design and other works,20112015 by suryaveer patnaik, b. Challenges of passive cooling techniques in buildings. Architect uses ancient techniques to cool modern building. Review of passive heatingcooling systems of buildings. Courtyard as a passive cooling strategy in buildings. Oct 14, 20 passive cooling tropical architecture 1. Eaves provide passive shading and summer sun exclusion on the north walls, but allow maximum summer sun to penetrate.
Here are three examples of new buildings where such techniques have been employed. It is becoming very difficult to ignore the issues of passive architectural design strategies in buildings. Passive cooling strategies in greening existing residential building in hot dry climate. The coauthor of the straw bale house, bainbridge is currently associate professor of sustainable management at the marshall goldsmith. I had seen sustainable architecture is not a rocket technology. When combined properly, these strategies can contribute to the heating, cooling, and daylighting of nearly any building. Passive cooling phase 2 thesis case study pearls architecture design fashion arquitetura. A study of the effectiveness and practical application of a range of strategies in primary schools in pakistan by mary hancock final report 1999 school of architecture, oxford brookes university, gipsy lane, headington, ox3 0bp england tel 0044 01865 483200 fax. The buildings were constructed near to each other compact with the possibility of circulation of air around each building. Proceedings of the third passive and lowenergy architecture conference, mexico, pp. Climatic responsive energy efficient passive techniques in. Ground cooling, solar control, night ventilation, evaporative cooling, night sky infrared radiation, infiltration control and thermal. Aug 03, 2016 constriction of air flow to force higher pressure is an elegant way to move air through a space. This unit has 2 bedrooms and a 2 master bedroom, living room, family living, kitchen and two bathrooms.
Solar chimney a very effective and lowcost device that rarely gets used is the solar chimney. Passive cooling techniques, where solar and heating control systems are applied, largely depend on the design of the urban morphology and the building shape. Evaporation cooling is an air conditioning unit that runs on the wind to cool your home. The passive house is the ultimate low energy building. Prevalence of landscaping as a means of passive cooling in hot climates. Passive design strategies for cold and cloudy climate. The zero emission neighborhood is an ecovillage concept proposed by architecture for humans in the city of pristina, kosovo. Within this thesis, a brand new air scoop is designed to. Landscape and outdoor spaces are also important passive cooling strategies. Drawing extensively on information and results compiled under the save european research programme, this book describes the fundamentals.
List of dissertations architectural association school. Among the ways of developing energyefficient building design, there are mainly active and passive systems to consider and the thesis focuses on passive ones. Architect uses ancient techniques to cool modern building in. Ventilation, the circulation of air, is another important part of passive cooling. Passive cooling works either by preventing heat from entering the interior heat gain prevention or by removing heat from the building natural cooling it also helps to reduce the usage of air conditioners and the period for which it is highly required. Nov 11, 2016 passive solar heating is one of several design approaches collectively called passive solar design.
Indoor gardens, wall gardens, conservatory areas etc have a huge role to play in ecofriendly design. One case building was selected and eight passive cooling strategies were applied. Architect uses ancient techniques to cool modern building in india. Unlike passive heating, which draws on the sun, passive cooling relies on three natural heat sinks the sky, the atmosphere, and the earth to achieve temperature moderation. Vegetation, green roofs, green walls, water ponds and fountains are efficient cooling techniques. Prevalence of landscaping as a means of passive cooling in. Analysing the performance of passive cooling system in.
Hot air enters a fan unit on top of your home and passes through a cooling pad that is soaked in water to cool the air through evaporation and then a fan forces the air into the space below. Brisbanebased architecture studio daha merged old and new with the church house, an eyecatching modern home and. A comparison of active and passive cooling methods in firefighters during fireground rehabilitation following a live burn training by deanna colburn hostler b. Passive cooling, thermal comfort, sustainability, vernacular architecture, water village, hot and humid climate. Application of passive cooling techniques in the design of proposed senate building, dutsinma katsina by abubakar audi saadu.
In this short video, we discuss simple passive cooling strategies along with the logic behind them. Passive cooling methods for mid to highrise buildings in. For passive heating cooling, combination of trombe wall, cool roof, and thermal insulation can achieve 46% and 80% of savings in winters and summers, respectively. Katerina vagianou passive cooling strategies implementation to existing building stock in the urban context of athens. The use of glazed facades in modern buildings has come with an increased operational cost due to the higher solar gain. Passive solar heating wbdg whole building design guide. Passive cooling methods for mid to highrise buildings in the. Passive heating and cooling guidelines have changed little in.
Alongside those historical architectural studies there exists a body of work that is focused on the thermal performance of the passive cooling techniques adopted in vernacular architecture in the middle east e. First level would be individual passive techniques and technologies based on principles or technologies such as e. Passive cooling maximises the efficiency of the building envelope by minimising heat gain from the external environment and facilitating heat loss to the following natural sources of cooling. Table 1 basic cooling strategies minimize minimize removal provision of external internal heat of heat additional load due load cooling to climate. Bipvt system for thermal heating and electricity production.
Residential case studies of passive strategies for texas gulf coast and nearby areas by laverne williams, aia, leed ap houston american institute of architects gulf coast green 20 2. Passive cooling systems use nonmechanical methods to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature and are a key factor in mitigating the impact of buildings on the environment. Passive cooling techniques can reduce the peak cooling load in buildings, thus reducing the size of the air conditioning equipment and the period for which it is generally required. Passive design features for energyefficient residential. They derive cooling directly from evaporation, convection, and radiation without using any intermediate device. Welcome to inhabitat, your online guide to the best green design ideas, innovations and inspiration to build a cleaner, brighter, and better future. Case study in bahrain 236 the total built up area of the selected housing unit is 209 m2 that spreads over 2 floors of 3. Solar passive design can be referred as a way of designing buildings to achieve a comfortable environment that minimizes the. The general passive cooling techniques and the advanced passive cooling. Integrating passive cooling techniques for sustainable. The types of buildings that benefit from the application of passive solar heating range from barracks to large maintenance. Therefore, natural cooling depends not only on the architectural design of the building but on how the sites natural resources are used as heat sinks i.
Ice yelling ends wsj augustine lauria knew his 37year career as a floor trader was over when he got a memo from intercontinentalexchange in late july announcing the closing of. This ancient architecture design principles have been used for several years for passive cooling of air in warm humid region. Climatic responsive energy efficient passive techniques in buildings dr anupama sharma, associate member k k dhote, nonmember r tiwari, nonmember the energy conscious traditional indian way of life and architecture evolved out of the great timeless vedic philosophies. Passive cooling addresses all of the existing creative energyless means of keeping buildings cool. The efficient strategy of passive cooling design in desert housing. This approach works either by preventing heat from entering the interior heat gain prevention or by removing heat from the building natural. Passive cooling keeps building cooler for longer without. Usually, there are two types of thermal loads 1 exterior loads due to the climate. With greater awareness of the need to reduce energy consumption comes a growth of interest in passive cooling, particularly as an alternative to airconditioning. Passive cooling techniques can reduce the peakup cooling load in buildings, and reduce the size of the air conditioning equipment and the period for which it is generally required. The passive design techniques obtained from the research data would be segregated into two levels. The passive house standard is recognised in europe as the most advanced in terms of energy performance of buildings and going forward the european commission is set on implementing the passive house standard and also on setting more stringent. Placing large windows on lower floors, then constricting the movement path both horizontally. An overview of passive cooling techniques in buildings.
Centre for energy studies, indian institute of technology delhi, hauz khas, new delhi 11 00 16, india. During my student years, concepts and philosophy never got explained clearly. Enhancing air movement by passive means in hot climate buildings chris butters school of engineering, university of warwick, uk this paper describes investigation of and proposed research into applied design solutions for passive cooling in hot climates through enhanced air movement, with a particular focus on low income housing. The passive house standard is developing more and more into the international key currency of energyefficient construction. Solar passive architecture cooling techniques irjet. Solar passive architecture cooling techniques will certainly be an appropriate design solution for this region. The building is protected from the environment by a double skin which is derived from a traditional building element called the jaali which is prevalent in rajasthani architecture. The first step to achieve passive cooling in a building is to reduce unnecessary thermal loads that might enter it. Passive and active features in green building architecture. Heating, cooling, ventilation, daylighting and more using natural flows. The exterior is clad in a perforated screen, described by the architect. This thesis is situated in the practical connection of two normally disparate parts. It rely on natural heat sinks to remove heat from the building. Architecture cooling techniques are discussed in this paper.
From passive designs to recycled materials, architects are turning their attention to climate change and trying to find solutions through architecture and design. Sep 03, 2010 i read your article on passive and active features in green building architecture sustainable development. What are some of the best passive cooling building designs. The basic principles that had been of major concern in ancient architecture of bushehr as a hot and humid region can be used today as passive cooling schemes. Space design for thermal comfort and energy efficiency in. Passive low energy cooling of buildings givoni, baruch on. Exploring passive cooling potentials in indian vernacular architecture neha gupta. Passive houses are being erected in almost all parts of the world and. Passive cooling techniques, building envelope, climate design and energy conservation. Passive cooling for houses on water in brunei darussalam search for a new vernacular rozia haji adenan university of nottingham, nottingham, united kingdom. Passive design features for energyefficient residential buildings in tropical climates. Passive cooling architecture thesis proposal timothy e.
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