Passive cooling in the built environment is now reaching is phase of maturity. Passive
cooling is achieved by the use of techniques for solar and heat control, heat amortization …

Thermal mass can reduce peak cooling loads and indoor air temperature swings in
buildings. The factors affecting the performance of thermal mass are reviewed and …

This chapter presents the state of the art on passive cooling technologies for buildings. The
penetration of air conditioning is increasing rapidly all around the world. This has an …

The present paper aims to investigate, in a systematic way, and by using both experimental
and theoretical tools, the potential of night ventilation techniques when applied to full scale …

Climatic change and heat island effect in combination with the non-proper design of
buildings have increased substantially the cooling load of buildings. Night ventilation …

This paper presents a two-step analysis of night ventilation as a way of cooling office
buildings and providing comfort in summer. Experimental data first allows us to discuss …

The present paper aims to examine the application of night ventilation techniques to 10
urban canyons, situated in the extended region of Athens, Greece. As the climatic conditions …

The coupling of thermal mass and natural ventilation is important to passive building design.
Thermal mass can be classified as external thermal mass and internal thermal mass. Due to …

For the design of natural ventilation systems for passive cooling in buildings, engineers and
architects are interested in the prediction of ventilation rates as a function of position and …

An ideal naturally ventilated building model that allows a theoretical study of the effect of
thermal mass associating with the non-linear coupling between the airflow rate and the …