Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2005.

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Main Author: Meguro, Wendy (Wendy Kei)
Other Authors: Leslie K. Norford and Andrew Scott.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33029
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spelling mit-1721.1/330292019-04-11T11:59:02Z Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings Meguro, Wendy (Wendy Kei) Leslie K. Norford and Andrew Scott. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139). Our growing understanding of technology and environment has expanded the complexities of producing large naturally ventilated buildings. While it may be argued that designing for natural ventilation is a straightforward, intuitive process, somewhere between the simple diagrams and signing off on the building, the designer must be able to verify that the design will be effective -- essentially that people will be comfortable, and that the system is robust. Today, professional experience is the only methodology to understand the broad considerations behind these new structures. Literature reviews and interviews with industry professional illustrate the lack of information available to the academic and practicing audiences describing the series of calculated decisions and challenges surrounding the design of large naturally ventilated buildings. Architecture professionals and students desiring to engage in these recent, innovative practices would therefore benefit from a resource describing the options available to evaluate a proposed design and optimize a completed building. The thesis examines the strategic decisions in evaluation and monitoring of three case study buildings (Morphosis' San Francisco Federal building, Fosters & Partners' Swiss Re building, and Behnisch & Behnisch's Genzyme building) and derives principles influencing future architecture practice. by Wendy Meguro. S.M. 2006-06-19T17:33:57Z 2006-06-19T17:33:57Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33029 62096270 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 139 p. 9578412 bytes 9585892 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings
title Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings
title_full Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings
title_fullStr Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings
title_full_unstemmed Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings
title_short Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings
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