Afternoon, Session Block D2
14:00 Natural Ventilation and Thermal Behavior of the Building Envelope
Chair: Theodore Sawruk, University of Hartford, Middletown, United States
Historically sustainable: natural ventilation in Connecticut houses of the 1800s
- Sustainable design and historic style create prototype
- African and European traditions create vernacular prototype
- Natural cooling defines cultural traditions
Reconstruction of the use of space of historical buildings from the thermal analysis of the building façade
- Historic building type in a hot and humid climate zone
- Passive room air conditioning through manual window ventilation
- Influence of facade functions on the thermal indoor comfort
Air flow and the evolution of a subtropical passive house strategy
- Comparison of two Louisiana Passive House homes
- Zoning and natural ventilation in a tightly sealed building
- Traditional form, modern assembly and comfort zones
Historically proven - Sustainably updated
- Neo-Traditionalist architecture
- Traditional aesthetic and modern technology
- Affordable sustainable housing protoype
Brief Presentation on Natural Ventilation and Thermal Behavior of the Building Envelope
Wind-Catcher simulation analysis for natural ventilation in sustainable building design
15:30 Coffee Break