Sentences with phrase «natural ventilation when»

They also added a cupola, which brings light into the interiors and allows for natural ventilation when the doors and vents are open.

Yet, there is this absurd insistence on natural ventilation when it comes to houses — despite research demonstrating poorer outcomes for indoor air quality, comfort and energy efficiency.

Not exact matches

They found that warming will disrupt natural ventilation and the clearance of polluted air, boosting the number of days each year when air is stagnant (Nature Climate Change, doi.org/tch).

Good indoor air quality and low carbon emissions can be achieved through natural ventilation, when possible, which can refresh indoor air without increasing energy consumption, but this requires good outdoor air quality.

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.

Housing 150 students, the halls have solar hot water heating, rooftop solar voltaic panels, operable windows and window fans coupled with mechanical / natural ventilation controls that shut off HVAC when windows are open, among other sustainable features.

But how does natural ventilation fare when subjected to the same degree of scrutiny, and can it work in low energy buildings?

I meant it as a compliment; we need more dumb buildings that work like buildings used to, with natural light and ventilation, and without what Donovan Rypkema calls «green thingies» - expensive new technologies when older, simpler methods are more appropriate.