The principle of canadian wells is to circulate the outside air in pipes buried at a depth where the ground temperature is almost stable.
Passive cooling techniques are methods used to reduce or regulate the temperature of a building or space without the use of mechanical...
It also happens to be impossibly chic and all-natural.
Project: Three Trees Location: Eagle Rock, California Large rocks squeezed into together by 'wood shelves' insulate the South face of the house. The rocks absorb the heat during the day lowering the solar gain. At night the rocks give heat back into into the air as the temperature outside drops. The rock wall and the desert climate work in concert to passively cool the house. Jeremy Levine Design www.jeremylevine.com
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
The regulation of light and air was a major part of Tropical Space’s brick-forward design for an office space in Ho Chi Minh City.
The ancients used passive cooling to maintain internal comfort when outside temperatures soared--long before the invention of air conditioni...
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It also happens to be impossibly chic and all-natural.
Passive cooling techniques are methods used to reduce or regulate the temperature of a building or space without the use of mechanical...
The following list includes dozens of low tech, low cost ways to cool buildings in hot climates passively without electricity or machinery, i.e., passive cooling or natural cooling. This list is in…
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
One of the best ways to create a perfect home is to create it with respect to the natural elements acting up around it, good architecture exists in harmony with nature. Passive Cooling does not only give user comfort, but it also saves energy making the house sustainable. There are a lot of passive cooling techniques but here are some that can be applied to your future home in the tropics.
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
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Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
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Cooling brick is a 3D printed porous ceramic brick held together with mortar, a hybrid of the ceramic lightweight slab and wooden lattice to let air pass through the perforations.
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
When we think about the future, is it possible to be inspired by the past and apply ancient cooling techniques to contemporary buildings?
This interesting-looking London house uses passive cooling to cut energy consumption: https://t.co/pdBli3G13v
techniques used for a more sustainable cooling system than the typical air conditioning
Strictly defined, the term ‘passive cooling’ applies only to those processes of heat dissipation that will occur naturally, that is without the mediation of mechanical components or energy inputs. The definition encompasses situations where the coupling of spaces and building elements to ambient heat sinks (air, sky, earth and water) by means of natural modes of heat transfer leads to an appreciable cooling effect indoors. However, before taking measures to dissipate unwanted heat, it is prudent to consider how the build-up of unwanted heat can be minimised in the first place. In this context, natural cooling may be considered in a somewhat wider sense than the strict definition above suggests, to include preventive measures for controlling cooling loads as well as the possibility of mechanically assisted (hybrid) heat transfer to enhance the natural processes of passive cooling. A useful design strategy for the overheating season is to first control the amount of heat from solar radiation and heated air reaching the building, then to minimise the effect of unwanted solar heat within the building skin or at openings, next to reduce internal or casual heat gains from appliances and occupants and finally, where necessary, to use environmental heat sinks to absorb any remaining unwanted heat. In practice a combination of these cooling techniques is almost invariably in operation. Fixed or adjustable shading devices, or shading provided by vegetation and special glazing may be used to reduce the amount of solar radiation reaching the building. External heat gains due to solar radiation can be minimised by insulation, reduced window sizes, thermal inertia in the building envelope, reflective materials and compact building layout. Infiltration gains can be reduced by cooling the incoming air and by reducing its infiltration to a minimum necessary for comfort and health. Internal gains can be reduced by the use of more efficient lighting and appliances and appropriate control strategies for their operation and by the use of natural daylight wherever possible to replace artificial lighting. Ventilation using cooled fresh air driven through the building by naturally occurring differences in wind or air pressure can help to reduce internal temperatures. Several methods of natural cooling, including increased air speeds to maximise perceived levels of cooling, ground and evaporative cooling to reduce the temperature of ventilation air and night-time cooling of the building by radiative heat loss to the sky and enhanced ventilation, can help to maintain comfortable indoor conditions. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus RELATED POSTS
What does the term Solar Passive Design actually mean? Passive solar design refers to the use of the sun's energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in materials and air
Located in Serpong, a satellite town of Jakarta, the 318m² house designed by Atelier Riri sits on a 437m² plot of land in a hook facing a public park on the west side, while the side facade faces the south direction. To overcome the challenge of afternoon sun, the team of architects, led by Harindra Mahutama, proposed two approaches. The first one is a passive cooling response through detaching the building from any property boundary wall, so that each room would get indirect sunlight from the vertical void on each side of the house. Then, creating a stacked effect with a central courtyard and a large void in the staircase area, which then provides another shelter for the open area on the south side and minimises the apertures on the west side. Additionally, a roof garden acts as a natural cooling agent for the space below. You might also like: Saso Architecture Studio designs a house in Indonesia that will grow with its young residents Modern Bandung lakeside house by Pranala Associates highlights local materials and craftsmanship Ruangrona designs a Bandung family home with separate masses to keep it light and airy The second approach is an active cooling response […]
Wind catchers — an ancient technique to beat the heat — could help us once more in our quest for emissions-free cooling.
Dilara Temel and Lachlan Fahy created TerraCool, a proposal developed to combat the growing problem of urban heat through evaporative cooling.
the digital matter intelligent constructions studio at the IAAC has embedded ‘intelligence’ into the built environment by the use of responsive materials.
Passive cooling systems are a type of building design that uses natural processes to cool a building without the use of mechanical systems.
Designing and building a home in the high desert is challenging enough thanks to extreme temperature shifts, but all the more so for those who do not want to simply shut themselves off from their surroundings and live in an air-conditioned box - like the engaged clients who hired
By reducing a home’s internal and external heat gains, with clever passive cooling techniques, houses can be cooled without using a mechanical air conditioner.