Sentences with phrase «natural ventilation system»

It acts as a key component of the building's natural ventilation system, which harnesses the aerodynamics of river breezes for zero - cost cooling.

These rooms are perfect for the nature climate lovers as these are designed with a natural ventilation system that keeps the room environment pleasant during day and night.

As previously revealed in Passive House Plus, the evidence appears to indicate that natural ventilation systems don't adequately ventilate our homes.

At that time, there were major advances in Building Sector technologies — in glazing materials (heat mirror and low - e coatings), passive and active solar energy systems design and applications, passive and active cooling applications, natural ventilation systems, phase - change materials, moveable insulation, building simulation modeling programs, daylighting systems and controls, energy management systems, night set - back thermostats and occupancy sensors, solar hot water heating, solar thermal electric generation and storage, photovoltaics and advances in low - energy lighting systems, to name just a few.

With 6,000 square metres of solar panels, energy saving lighting, natural ventilation systems and other green features, the office is designed to generate as much electricity as its 1,200 occupants consume.

The building will be one of the first to implement a new Verification Protocol for Engineered Natural Ventilation Systems in Equatorial Climates, developed by Bogotá - based environmental engineering consultants (and design team members) for the Colombia Green Building Council to standardize the use of natural ventilation as a LEED energy effectiveness strategy.

Not exact matches

The terminal was built with many sustainable features, including natural skylights, an innovative air displacement ventilation system, and zero - waste garbage cans.

The device allows business owners to modify their behavior and save on costs of everything from water and electricity to natural gas and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

Every college campus that is more than 50 or 60 years old used to rely on natural ventilation as its only breathing - air system.

When staff know how to use systems or understand how the natural ventilation is supposed to work then they can improve the overall efficiency of the building by adhering to instructions.

The facility is tiny and cramped, with no ventilation, poor acoustics, crumbling walls, cracked floors, unsafe heating and electrical systems, a failing septic system, lack of natural light and outdoor animal holding / housing areas that flood in the winter and are impossible to disinfect.

Sustainability and Design: Designed with the surrounding natural landscape in mind, the Lookout's architecture is the work of award - winning firm EHDD Architecture, and includes reclaimed Redwood siding, natural ventilation and lighting, low - flow fixtures, native - plant landscaping and photovoltaic systems, and windows that showcase the panoramic view of Sutro Baths and the California coastline.

Replicating the natural environment of a plant inside of a house or apartment can be challenging, as growers need to be able to replace the growth medium (for the roots to be in), the system for feeding them (fertilizing), the ventilation or air exchange system, and the sunlight itself.

Small indoor gardening setups won't need to worry too much about ventilation, as the natural airflow through the room is sufficient for most systems.

Passive cooling and natural ventilation have the potential to reduce mechanical system demand by at least 30 to 50 percent, and to an even greater extent if appropriate fenestration and sun shading strategies are employed.

And there are things that Passivhaus MVHR does do that other ventilation systems don't, including «natural ventilation».

Hybrid ventilation is a building ventilation system that integrates natural (i.e. passive) and mechanical (i.e. active) ventilation components to create an high efficiency and healthy ventilation system for a building.

The Harvard Gazette has published a new interview with Founding Director Ali Malkawi about CGBC's retrofit of HouseZero, which strives «to produce more energy than it consumes — with zero carbon emissions and using daylighting and natural ventilation instead of an HVAC system — while serving as a learning center for students and a testing ground for emerging technologies.»

Strategies such as passive heating and cooling, natural ventilation, and high - efficiency HVAC systems partnered with smart controls further reduce a building's energy use.

The building optimizes the workplace environment through efficient floor plates and core layout, natural ventilation, access to the outdoors through a series of exterior terraces, and a high - performance window glazing system that maximizes views and transparency while minimizing heat gain.

The greenhouse climate is controlled through natural ventilation and a heating system.

Proper building orientation, daylighting, natural ventilation, sunshades, and thermal mass reduced overall energy use and allowed for smaller mechanical systems.

It is another of what I call dumb buildings, too: «Within the building, IFAW chose to incorporate practical, straightforward, low - tech, low - cost strategies for sustainable design such as siting, orientation, natural daylighting and ventilation, and high - efficiency mechanical systems.»

It is full of technologies: a computer - operated ventilation system operates motorized awning windows and dormer windows to capture the prevailing breezes, automatically shifting the building between natural ventilation, air conditioning and heating.

Elefante noted traditional systems of natural ventilation were anything but «passive» - they required the active involvement of the occupants, in opening and closing windows, shades, cranking out awnings and using other simple technologies.

And there is a ventilation system, exactly the kind I have promoted for years, using natural ventilation, «maintained through smart window technology which uses internal and external monitoring to automatically open and close windows as needed for a healthier interior environment.»

Whereas «Diogene's» exterior corresponds to the image of a simple house, it is in truth a highly complex technical structure, equipped with various installations and technical systems that are necessary to guarantee its self - sufficiency and independence from the local infrastructure: Photovoltaic cells and solar modules, a rainwater tank, a biological toilet, natural ventilation, triple glazing.

That means supplementing energy savings with more thoughtful features like daylighting and natural ventilation through energy - efficient skylights, using solar - powered water heaters, and employing intelligent controls for skylights, other lighting and heating / cooling systems.

Sometimes they travel throughout a building using the ventilation system or natural air movement and spread, settling on surfaces, waiting for the opportunity to grow.