Effective natural ventilation in modern apartment buildings

Thomas, PC; Venkatesan, A; Thomas, LE

Effective natural ventilation in modern apartment buildings

Thomas, PC Venkatesan, A Thomas, LE

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Publisher:: CEPT UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 30th International PLEA Conference Sustainable Habitat For Developing Societies Choosing The Way Forward - Proceedings, 2014, Volume 1 pp. 353 - 360 (8)
Issue Date:: 2014

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dc.contributor.author	Thomas, PC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Venkatesan, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, LE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-9260	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Rawal, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Manu, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Khadpekar, N	en_US
dc.date	2014-12-16	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	30th International PLEA Conference Sustainable Habitat For Developing Societies Choosing The Way Forward - Proceedings, 2014, Volume 1 pp. 353 - 360 (8)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35155
dc.description.abstract	This paper addresses the challenge of evaluating for natural ventilation in modern apartment buildings. A number of natural ventilation design rules of thumb from published literature are listed. Their incorporation into one code for Australia (the Residential Flat Design Code, or RFDC) and India (the National Building Code, or NBC), in relation to apartment buildings is examined. Practical limitations to converting these rules of thumb into effective natural ventilation systems for apartment building designs are discussed. Apartment designs in the moderate locations of Sydney, Australia and Bengaluru, India are also reviewed to assess their effectiveness for natural ventilation. Simulation analysis presented indicate large energy savings are possible if apartments are retrofitted/designed to the proposed code requirements and designs compliant with thumb rules are capable of delivering effective natural ventilation if users choose to operate the apartment in “free running mode” during times when the outside dry bulb temperatures lie in an appropriate band. The paper also discusses how sub-optimal design solutions, affluence and adaptation to more stringent thermal conditions can negate the potential for natural ventilation and calls for proactive efforts to maintain climate responsive design standards and education/policy to encourage the benefits of natural ventilation over airconditioning.	en_US
dc.publisher	CEPT UNIVERSITY PRESS	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	30th International PLEA Conference Sustainable Habitat For Developing Societies Choosing The Way Forward - Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Annual International Conference	en_US
dc.title	Effective natural ventilation in modern apartment buildings	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	Volume 1	en_US
utslib.location	Ahmedabad	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Ahmedabad, India	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
utslib.for	1202 Building	en_US
dc.location.activity	Ahmedabad, India
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
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pubs.finish-date	2014-12-18	en_US
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pubs.start-date	2014-12-16	en_US
pubs.volume	Volume 1	en_US

Abstract:

This paper addresses the challenge of evaluating for natural ventilation in modern apartment buildings. A number of natural ventilation design rules of thumb from published literature are listed. Their incorporation into one code for Australia (the Residential Flat Design Code, or RFDC) and India (the National Building Code, or NBC), in relation to apartment buildings is examined. Practical limitations to converting these rules of thumb into effective natural ventilation systems for apartment building designs are discussed. Apartment designs in the moderate locations of Sydney, Australia and Bengaluru, India are also reviewed to assess their effectiveness for natural ventilation. Simulation analysis presented indicate large energy savings are possible if apartments are retrofitted/designed to the proposed code requirements and designs compliant with thumb rules are capable of delivering effective natural ventilation if users choose to operate the apartment in “free running mode” during times when the outside dry bulb temperatures lie in an appropriate band. The paper also discusses how sub-optimal design solutions, affluence and adaptation to more stringent thermal conditions can negate the potential for natural ventilation and calls for proactive efforts to maintain climate responsive design standards and education/policy to encourage the benefits of natural ventilation over airconditioning.

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