This report summarizes the findings from research conducted at NREL to assess the
technical potential for zero-energy building technologies and practices to reduce the impact …

Creating Sensory Spaces celebrates spaces enlivened with sensual richness and provides
you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create them. Drawing on numerous built …

Commercial buildings have a significant impact on energy use and the environment. They
account for approximately 18%(17.9 quads) of the total primary energy consumption in the …

Low-energy buildings today improve on passive solar design by incorporating a thermal
storage and delivery system called a Trombe wall. Trombe walls were integrated into the …

Abstract A spray Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling (PDEC) system achieves great
savings for space cooling and improves indoor environmental quality by supplying a large …

Building energy consumption will likely increase in the future due to enhanced living
standards and greater use of air-conditioning. This article reviews the technologies …

Commercial office buildings promoted as “sustainable,”“energy efficient,”“green,” or “high
performance” often reference use of daylight as a key strategy for reducing energy …

Overheating in buildings is commonplace. This book describes how we can keep cool
without conventional air-conditioning: improving comfort and productivity while reducing …

In Argentina there is a serious housing shortage. The National State responds to this
shortage in a quantitative rather than in a qualitative way, avoiding low maintenance …

In the past 20 years,'passive downdraught evaporative cooling'(PDEC) has been proven as
a viable alternative to conventional mechanical cooling in buildings. Following the …