Towards sustainable, energy-efficient and healthy ventilation strategies in buildings: A review

Chenari, Behrang; Carrilho, João Dias; Silva, Manuel Gameiro da

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.074

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“…Moreover, almost 60% of total energy consumption in buildings is used for Heating, Ventilating, and Air conditioning (HVAC) systems [2]. Generally, it is required that the HVAC system energy use is minimized but without compromising the comfort and health of occupants [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

Anti-short-circuit device: A new solution for short-circuiting in windcatcher and improvement of natural ventilation performance

Nejat

Calautit

Majid

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Building and Environment

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Anti-short-circuit device: A new solution for short-circuiting in windcatcher and improvement of natural ventilation performance

Nejat

Calautit

Majid

et al. 2016

Building and Environment

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“…Until recently, architects and engineers rely on computer simulations in evaluating the performance of various building design options; the effects of human-building interactions have largely been ignored or oversimplified in these simulations For example, a building design incorporating natural ventilation might fail from a comfort perspective because of unanticipated drafts generated by occupant window opening and closing actions that were not considered in a building energy model [54][55][56].…”

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The human dimensions of energy use in buildings: A review

D’Oca

Hong

Langevin

2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The "human dimensions" of energy use in buildings refer to the energy-related behaviors of key stakeholders that affect energy use over the building life cycle. Stakeholders include building designers, operators, managers, engineers, occupants, industry, vendors, and policymakers, who directly or indirectly influence the acts of designing, constructing, living, operating, managing, and regulating the built environments, from individual building up to the urban scale. Among factors driving high-performance buildings, human dimensions play a role that is as significant as that of technological advances. However, this factor is not well understood, and, as a result, human dimensions are often ignored or simplified by stakeholders. This paper presents a review of the literature on human dimensions of building energy use to assess the state-of-the-art in this topic area. The paper highlights research needs for fully integrating human dimensions into the building design and operation processes with the goal of reducing energy use in buildings while enhancing occupant comfort and productivity. This research focuses on identifying key needs for each stakeholder involved in a building's life cycle and takes an interdisciplinary focus that spans the fields of architecture and engineering design, sociology, data science, energy policy, codes, and standards to provide targeted insights.Greater understanding of the human dimensions of energy use has several potential benefits including reductions in operating cost for building owners; enhanced comfort conditions and productivity for building occupants; more effective building energy management and automation systems for building operators and energy managers; and the integration of more accurate control logic into the next generation of human-in-the-loop technologies. The review concludes by summarizing recommendations for policy makers and industry stakeholders for developing codes, standards, and technologies that can leverage the human dimensions of energy use to reliably predict and achieve energy use reductions in the residential and commercial buildings sectors.

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“…According to technical regulations, CO2 levels must be below a ppm limit [19,20]. In [21], Chenari et al resume values in different countries, being these between 400-1500 ppm, considering EN13779 and SIA 382/1 and DIN 1946-2 standards respectively.…”

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Natural ventilation systems to enhance sustainability in buildings: a review towards zero energy buildings in schools

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Abstract. European regulations set the condition of Zero Energy Buildings for new buildings since 2020, with an intermediate milestone in 2018 for public buildings, in order to control greenhouse gases emissions control and climate change mitigation. Given that main fraction of energy consumption in buildings operation is due to HVAC systems, advances in its design and operation conditions are required. One key element for energy demand control is passive design of buildings. On this purpose, different recent studies and publications analyse natural ventilation systems potential to provide indoor air quality and comfort conditions minimizing electric power consumption. In these passive systems are of special relevance their capacities as passive cooling systems as well as air renovation systems, especially in high-density occupied spaces. With adequate designs, in warm/mild climates natural ventilation systems can be used along the whole year, maintaining indoor air quality and comfort conditions with small support of other heating/cooling systems. In this paper is analysed the state of the art of natural ventilation systems applied to high density occupied spaces with special focus on school buildings. The paper shows the potential and applicability of these systems for energy savings and discusses main criteria for their adequate integration in school building designs.

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Towards sustainable, energy-efficient and healthy ventilation strategies in buildings: A review

Cited by 380 publications

References 155 publications

Anti-short-circuit device: A new solution for short-circuiting in windcatcher and improvement of natural ventilation performance

Anti-short-circuit device: A new solution for short-circuiting in windcatcher and improvement of natural ventilation performance

The human dimensions of energy use in buildings: A review

Natural ventilation systems to enhance sustainability in buildings: a review towards zero energy buildings in schools

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