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Passive Ventilation for Indoor Comfort: A Comparison of Results from Monitoring and Simulation for a Historical Building in a Temperate Climate

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  • Eleonora Laurini

    (Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Mariangela De Vita

    (Construction Technologies Institute CNR, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Pierluigi De Berardinis

    (Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Avi Friedman

    (School of Architecture, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C2, Canada)

Abstract

When environmental sustainability is a key feature of an intervention on a building, the design must guarantee minimal impact and damage to the environment. The last ten years have seen a steady increase in the installation of highly efficient systems for winter heating, but this trend has not been mirrored for summer cooling systems. Passive ventilation, however, is a means of summer air conditioning with a low financial and environmental impact. Natural ventilation methods such as “wind towers” have been used to achieve adequate levels of internal comfort in buildings. However, the application of these systems in old town centres, where buildings are often of great architectural value, is complex. This study started with the analysis of various ventilation chimneys in order to identify the most suitable system for temperate climes. Ventilation systems were then designed using static analysis of ventilation with specific software, and installed. The results were assessed and monitored using climatic sensors over the summer period, in order to establish the period of maximum functionality to optimize the system’s performance.

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  • Eleonora Laurini & Mariangela De Vita & Pierluigi De Berardinis & Avi Friedman, 2018. "Passive Ventilation for Indoor Comfort: A Comparison of Results from Monitoring and Simulation for a Historical Building in a Temperate Climate," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-20, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:5:p:1565-:d:146297
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    Cited by:

    1. Mingran Mao & Chunzao Feng & Junxian Pei & Huidong Liu & Haifeng Jiang, 2023. "A Triple-Layer Membrane with Hybrid Evaporation and Radiation for Building Cooling," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-11, March.
    2. Eleonora Laurini & Mariangela De Vita & Pierluigi De Berardinis, 2021. "Monitoring the Indoor Air Quality: A Case Study of Passive Cooling from Historical Hypogeal Rooms," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-15, April.
    3. Mariangela De Vita & Francesco Duronio & Angelo De Vita & Pierluigi De Berardinis, 2022. "Adaptive Retrofit for Adaptive Reuse: Converting an Industrial Chimney into a Ventilation Duct to Improve Internal Comfort in a Historic Environment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-24, March.

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