Ventilation and Passive Cooling for Healthy and Comfortable Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

The building sector has substantial scope to reduce the energy use associated with the operation and maintenance of buildings worldwide. Presently, the building sector contributes up to 40% of the global energy demand. Of this total energy demand, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) accounts more than half of the electricity consumption. This is due to the thermal comfort demands of occupants, regulations for adequate ventilation supply rates and current HVAC technology that is commonly used. Passive strategies, in particular natural ventilation, are one of the main techniques to moderate temperatures in buildings, reduce operating cost and provide better indoor air quality and comfort. The design and integration of passive strategies into buildings requires the knowledge and accurate prediction of the indoor-outdoor airflow and heat transfer that are dependent on several factors such as the local climate, building orientation and form, openings and indoor environment. The aim of the proposed issue is to present the recent developments on the modelling and experimental methods for the analysis of ventilation and passive cooling technologies/strategies. We invite researchers to contribute original research articles and review articles, dealing with all aspects of passive cooling and ventilation in the built environment. These contributions include new modeling and experimental studies, methods and advances focused on the evaluation of indoor ventilation, flow and pollutants.

Dr. Ben Richard Hughes
Dr. John Kaiser Calautit
Guest Editors

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