Sentences with phrase «reduced natural ventilation»

With reduced natural ventilation, air quality can be negatively impacted.

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Brown wants to figure out how to use more natural ventilation to cool hospitals and reduce their energy footprint.

Natural daylight can replace 30 to 60 percent of our current energy consumption for lighting, natural ventilation can reduce the energy used for air - conditioning by 20 to 40 percent, and better use of natural shading could cut another 10 pNatural daylight can replace 30 to 60 percent of our current energy consumption for lighting, natural ventilation can reduce the energy used for air - conditioning by 20 to 40 percent, and better use of natural shading could cut another 10 pnatural ventilation can reduce the energy used for air - conditioning by 20 to 40 percent, and better use of natural shading could cut another 10 pnatural shading could cut another 10 percent.

In addition to providing a healthy environment, the natural ventilation combines with the use of warming outside light to reduce the building's energy costs by at least 25 percent.

The drive to reduce the reliance on air - conditioning (although still optional) has meant that all meeting rooms are purpose built to encourage a cool natural flow of air, meaning excellent cross ventilation and copious natural light.

Some of those elements include: - Light - colored roofing that reflects heat and saves energy; - 70 percent ENERGY STAR ® certified appliances including refrigerators, TVs, computers and kitchen equipment; - Water - efficient toilets and aerated bathroom faucets; - 10 percent of the building materials used contain recycled content; - «On Demand» ventilation that provides fresh air for occupied spaces without wasting energy on unoccupied areas of the property; - LED lighting - controls that turn off the lights; - Incorporates high - tech daylight sensors to reduce electrical lighting with natural sunlight and - Uses renewable energy sources such as solar or wind.

For instance, the study does not investigate changing the shape of the building, its orientation or form; redistributing windows or using different windows to take advantage of natural light for daylighting or sunlight for heating (office buildings are day - use facilities); shading the glass in summertime to reduce the need for air - conditioning; using operable windows for ventilation (not even in Newport Beach, with its beautiful year - round climate); or using low - e glazing.

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.

The use of reflective surfaces, control of solar radiation by vegetation and blinds, earth tubes, the formation of air paths for natural ventilation, and rooftop planting could reduce the cooling load.

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 carport allows for natural ventilation of automobile fumes, which, in a traditional house with adjacent garage, reduce indoor air quality.

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

Buildings designed before the widespread use of electricity feature transoms, high ceilings, and big, operable windows for natural light and ventilation, as well as shaded porches, overhanging eaves and other features to reduce solar gain.