Department of civil, constructionarchitectural and environmental. From passive designs to recycled materials, architects are turning their attention to climate change and trying to find solutions through architecture and design. This thesis investigates the potentials of the use of passive solar design strategies in existing lowrise residential buildings in the context of energyefficient building design. Bainbridge and ken haggard ken haggard is an architect and principal in the san luis sustainability group.
The passive house is the ultimate low energy building. Passive cooling techniques, building envelope, climate design and energy conservation. Passive solar design of buildings a case study sanjiv kumar and manjeet bansal. Markus, and morris 1980 sample the most effective examples of these. Case study in bahrain 236 the total built up area of the selected housing unit is 209 m2 that spreads over 2 floors of 3. Pdf in the recent years, the usage of air conditioning system has been in. Passive design strategies for residential buildings in a. Optimal study takes the passive form of architecture to create comfortable living spaces. A study of natural cooling systems of jaisalmer, unpublished ph. Passive cooling architecture thesis proposal titles. Only active systems is tested in the first series and only passive strategies in the second. Vernacular design strategies can be identified and adapted to improve the energy performance of modern architecture in kurdistan. Iaac students develop a passive cooling system from. The continued rapid growth of construction industry and demand of energy raises a number of persistent questions and problems and demands for solution.
The efficient strategy of passive cooling design in desert housing. Commissioned by a private client, this home is the first certified passive house in the state of wisconsin, and at the time of completion one of only 5 passive houses in the united states. Table 1 basic cooling strategies minimize minimize removal provision of external internal heat of heat additional load due load cooling to climate. Chapter 4 the building architectural design building massing and orientation ther e is a tradeof f between a compact form that minianother energyrelated massing and orientabuilding, the electrical load and cooling load savings mizes conductive heat transfer thr ough the envelope tion consideration is the seasonal wind pattern. The passive house standard is recognised in europe as the most advanced in terms of energy performance of buildings and going forward the european commission is set on implementing the passive house standard and also on setting more stringent. This thesis investigates the potentials of the use of passive solar design strategies.
Even though they represent an acceptable alternative for mechanical evaporative coolers, scalping strategies are afflicted by their limited applications when it comes to air flow and small rate of warmth transfer. Finally, impact of using both active systems and passive strategies together is tested in the third series. Pdf solar passive architecture cooling techniques researchgate. The principles of passive cooling alley and its inspiration. The passive house in the woods is a 3bedroom, 1,940 square foot, twostory singlefamily home with walkout basement level, and a rooftop terrace.
Passive design strategies for cold and cloudy climate. Passive cooling architecture thesis proposal titles timothy e. Inherently flexible passive solar design principles typically accrue energy benefits with low maintenance risks over the life of the building. Thesis, university of laquila, diceaadepartment of civil. Passive design features for energyefficient residential. Space design for thermal comfort and energy efficiency in. The building knowledge of this type of architecture is always handed down traditions and is thus more based.
In this paper, passive cooling techniques, design concepts, energy efficiency measures and some. Pdf solar passive design concepts are used in traditional buildings worldwide. Retrofitting passive cooling strategies to a brisbane school. This thesis proposes a new method for developing passive solar architectural retrofit concepts to be used in air force project booklets. Landscape gardening courses leeds along with landscape architectural graphic standards student edition pdf about landscape architecture plan graphics its landscape gardening jobs swindon this landscap. Integrating passive cooling techniques for sustainable. Architecture masters theses collection architecture. Incorporate solar passive techniques in a building design to minimise load on conventional systems heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting passive systems provide thermal and visual comfort by using natural energy sources and sinks e. An overview of the history of local architecture shows that passive cooling was generally used in the time before airconditioning was invented.
This paper focus on some passive cooling strategies that were used in hot climate to reduce the use of energy for cooling, and enhancing a green architecture. In passive building designs the system is integrated into the building elements and materials the windows, walls, floors. Through the use of passive solutions it is possible to eliminate, or at least. The widespread adoption of passive cooling systems that do not use electrical energy would. Passive solar retrofit download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Climatic responsive energy efficient passive techniques in. Solar passive architecture cooling techniques will certainly be an appropriate design solution for this region. An overview of passive cooling techniques in buildings. In addition, the energy demand of buildings has increased rapidly due to both the improvement of living standards and the globalisation of modern architecture. A traditional way of cooling in india was the stepwell, a pond dug into the ground or surrounded by walls above ground so that the air is cooled by evaporating water in. Passive solar architecture heating, cooling, ventilation, and daylighting using natural flows david a. Passive cooling techniques can reduce the peak cooling load in buildings, thus reducing the size of the air conditioning equipment and the period for which it is generally required. Passive cooling is the use of the same design principles to reduce summer cooling requirements. Passive cooling systems 18 ventilation 20 night flushing 22 radiative cooling 24 evaporation cooling 26 earth coupling 28 4.
Therefore, natural cooling depends not only on the architectural design of the. Existing knowledge and research there is extensive literature on vernacular solutions, as well as a large body of more recent research into passive cooling. Usually, there are two types of thermal loads 1 exterior loads due to the climate. The very first is the research and research into the passive and hybrid cooling systems and techniques to which the weather conditions of khartoum determines the size and type of every approach. Bioclimatic architecture potential in buildings durability. Passive cooling strategies in greening existing residential building in hot dry climate. Combination of evaporative cooling and wind tower for passive cooling. Sample air particles will also be collected with bioaerosol cassettes and. Access to thesis permanently restricted to ball state community only. The first step to achieve passive cooling in a building is to reduce unnecessary thermal loads that might enter it. Passive cooling refers to a building design approach that focuses on heat gain. The mechanism of heating and cooling equipment is usually referred to as a system. Submitted to the department of architecture on may 9th, 1989 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of masters of science in architecture studies abstract this thesis discusses passive and low energy cooling strategies and systems in hot arid climates. This thesis is situated in the practical connection of two normally disparate parts.
Using passive cooling strategies to improve thermal. Bioclimatic architecture potential in buildings durability and in their thermal and environmental performance nuno serafim cruz 1 m. Thesis, university of hawaii at manoa, honolulu, hi, usa, 2017. Design techniques passive solar design integrates a combination. Renovating the fort river elementary school in amherst, ma, reyhaneh bassamtabar, architecture. Among the ways of developing energyefficient building design, there are mainly active and passive systems to consider and the thesis focuses on passive ones. Sample survey of related and relevant universities with senate building. Case study on strategies used in jacobs house designed by frank lloyd wright by david gikaru a thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral affairs in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of architectural studies in azrieli school of architecture and urbanism. Elmasry uae university, united arab emirates abstract ongoing development in many parts of the united arab emirates has consequences on the urban environment. The thesis identifies single family residences as a key sector for future development and presents an interactive digital interface for generating sitespecific design solutions and evaluating passive cooling strategies against selected performance indicators. An important reason is global warming because global warming increases the number of cooling degree days.
Passive solar design can reduce heating and cooling energy bills, increase spatial vitality, and improve comfort. Passive design introduction passive design regards the particular way to construct a building using the natural movement of heat and air, passive solar gain and cooling in order to maintain a good internal comfort. Passive cooling and vernacularism in mughal buildings in. Passive design features for energyefficient residential buildings in tropical climates. Pdf analysing the performance of passive cooling system in. The 2nd stage from the research will concentrate on the architectural implications of those systems. Mphil thesis, school of architecture, the university of queensland. Passive cooling for thermal comfort in summer is a big issue in lowenergy building design.
Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the award of. At a time when governments party to the rio agreement are pressing for the reduction of co 2 emissions around the world, the increased use of good passive design of buildings is an effective way of reducing these emissions in any country. Sensitivity analysis of passive design strategies for. Energy passive solar residence in austin, texas a thesis. Energy performance in buildings, thermal simulation, active systems, passive design strategies, smart intelligent buildings. The passive cooling in historical buildings provides a source of inspiration for sustainable development in contemporary world. Bipvt system for thermal heating and electricity production. Raimundo mendes da silva 3 abstract bioclimatic architecture increases the comfort of a building in any season while reducing the need for. Occupant behavior regarding the manual control of windows in residential buildings. There are more options available to designers for passive cooling in hotdry climatic zones than in the hothumid tropics ill butters 3.
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