The impact of the infiltration and airflow pattern of the building envelope and structure on
thermal load is significant. Building energy simulation tools take this feature into account …

This work provides a detailed overview of existing investigations into the fire–wind
interaction phenomena. Specifically, it considers: the fanning effect of wind, wind direction …

Among policy makers in many countries there is seemingly an almost unstoppable demand
to require homes, schools and offices to be hermetically sealed and mechanically ventilated …

With rapid economic growth, the number of high-rise buildings increases significantly due to
land shortage in highly populated cities. Compared with other types of buildings, high-rise …

Stack-induced pressure differences cause various problems in high-rise buildings. In
particular, the reopening problem, which involves difficulty in closing elevator doors, and …

Inter‐zonal airflows within multi‐unit residential buildings (MURBs) have profound impacts
on an array of building performance metrics, including energy, indoor air quality (IAQ), fire …

The vertical airflow is generated in high-rise buildings due to the stack effect caused by
temperature differences between the inside and the outside of the building. The stack effect …

As an effective alternative to differential pressure (DP) gauges, pairs of absolute (AB)
pressure sensors are always applied to monitor stack-driven pressure differences (∆ P stack) …

Radon is a natural and radioactive gas that can accumulate in indoor environments. Indoor
radon concentration (IRC) is influenced, among other factors, by meteorology, which is the …

As the viral diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Influenza A
(H1N1) occur in many countries recently, the epidemic of those influenza viruses causes …