Internal thermal mass for passive cooling and ventilation: adaptive comfort limits, ideal quantities, embodied carbon

How effective is naturally ventilated internal thermal mass for obviating air-conditioning, mitigating heatwaves and storing carbon in buildings? This study combines detailed climate model outputs with scaling rules for optimizing internal thermal mass coupled with buoyancy ventilation. It identifie...

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Main Authors: Timothée de Toldi, Salmaan Craig, Laxmi Sushama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2022-03-01
Series:Buildings & Cities
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Online Access:https://journal-buildingscities.org/articles/156