Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations
Abstract Natural ventilation has been one of the most important passive cooling strategies for conditioning the built environment. However, several challenges influence natural ventilation in multi-story buildings. Consequently, skycourt presents a passive cooling strategy to provide a direct airflo...
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| author | Rasha A. Ali Naglaa A. Megahed Merhan M. Shahda Asmaa M. Hassan |
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| description | Abstract Natural ventilation has been one of the most important passive cooling strategies for conditioning the built environment. However, several challenges influence natural ventilation in multi-story buildings. Consequently, skycourt presents a passive cooling strategy to provide a direct airflow into the space to cool the surroundings, increase thermal comfort, and reduce the need for mechanical ventilation. Therefore, this study proposes utilizing the skycourt as a passive cooling strategy that helps to enhance natural ventilation in multi-story buildings. The aim of the research is achieved by analyzing various global examples of buildings, based on the skycourt, in different climatic zones; dry, tropical, temperate, and cold. These examples covered all classifications of multi-story buildings (e.g., mid-rise, high-rise, and skyscrapers). Through this analysis, the influence of skycourt in providing natural ventilation is determined, which contributes to reduce energy consumption. Finally, a reference matrix for designers and decision-makers in the four studied climatic zones can be conducted to promote natural ventilation using the skycourt strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b587f716745f47f58141c777e2e2f09b2023-11-19T12:07:59ZengSpringerOpenCity, Territory and Architecture2195-27012023-09-0110111610.1186/s40410-023-00212-6Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formationsRasha A. Ali0Naglaa A. Megahed1Merhan M. Shahda2Asmaa M. Hassan3Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said UniversityArchitectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said UniversityArchitectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said UniversityArchitectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said UniversityAbstract Natural ventilation has been one of the most important passive cooling strategies for conditioning the built environment. However, several challenges influence natural ventilation in multi-story buildings. Consequently, skycourt presents a passive cooling strategy to provide a direct airflow into the space to cool the surroundings, increase thermal comfort, and reduce the need for mechanical ventilation. Therefore, this study proposes utilizing the skycourt as a passive cooling strategy that helps to enhance natural ventilation in multi-story buildings. The aim of the research is achieved by analyzing various global examples of buildings, based on the skycourt, in different climatic zones; dry, tropical, temperate, and cold. These examples covered all classifications of multi-story buildings (e.g., mid-rise, high-rise, and skyscrapers). Through this analysis, the influence of skycourt in providing natural ventilation is determined, which contributes to reduce energy consumption. Finally, a reference matrix for designers and decision-makers in the four studied climatic zones can be conducted to promote natural ventilation using the skycourt strategy.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-023-00212-6Passive cooling strategyMulti-story buildingsSkycourtNatural ventilationEnergy consumption |
| spellingShingle | Rasha A. Ali Naglaa A. Megahed Merhan M. Shahda Asmaa M. Hassan Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations City, Territory and Architecture Passive cooling strategy Multi-story buildings Skycourt Natural ventilation Energy consumption |
| title | Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations |
| title_full | Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations |
| title_fullStr | Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations |
| title_short | Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations |
| title_sort | natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi story buildings analytic vertical skycourt formations |
| topic | Passive cooling strategy Multi-story buildings Skycourt Natural ventilation Energy consumption |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40410-023-00212-6 |
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