Jose Santiago

EMAIL: JSANTIAG@SPSU.EDU
 Definition- Natural Ventilation
• Natural Ventilation in my
own words is the use of
natural warm and cold air
from outside to ventilate an
interior space.
• natural ventilation- The
Free Dictionary states:
ventilation without the use
of artificially induced
energy and the machines
which it drives; the forces
used are wind and the
exchange of heat from
within the barn and the
external air, controlled by
ventilation devices in the
walls and the ceiling.
 Natural Ventilation Systems

An integrated system utilizing the concept of natural,

controlled ventilation providing a healthy alternative
to air conditioning systems in modern buildings. The
benefits of a reduction in carbon emissions and a
reduction in running costs allow designers the
opportunity to develop more environmentally
friendly buildings.
 Advantages of Natural Ventilation:

• Creation of healthy room conditions as precondition for

physical and mental wellbeing
• Prevention of structural damage because of moisture
through natural ventilation
• Saving in potential investment costs by without air
conditioning plant
• Reduction of energy consumption and operating
expenses
• Low repair and maintenance expenditure
• Increase in value of property
• Positive image for companies by ecological design of
buildings
 Ventilation Concepts:

Single Sided
Ventilation:
Rooms with windows on
one side only. Cold air
will stream in, and warm
air will stream out again
through the same
window. This kind of
ventilation is normal and
generally practised, but it
is only useful up to a
certain room depth.
 Ventilation Concepts:
Single Sided Double
Opening:
An advancement of the
single sided principle
provides a double
opening, which is
considerably more
efficient.
 Ventilation Concepts:
• Cross Ventilation:
In the case of cross-ventilation,
(windows open on both sides of
the room/building) the pressure
difference is used between the
side of the building facing the
wind and the side away from the
wind. The positive pressure on
the windward and/or a vacuum
effect on the lee side of the
building, causes air movement
through the building from the
windward to the lee side.
In order to obtain the optimal
airflow with minimal draught,
the windows on the windward
side are opened less than on the
lee side.
 Ventilation Concepts:
• Stack Ventilation:
In a similar way to smoke
ventilation, the natural buoyancy
of hot air is used to allow venting
through high level vents.
Replacement fresh air enters
from the lower vents.
An advancement of this system is
used by a double façade. This
works on the same principle as
above (utilizing both cross and
stack ventilation) but also offers
an ideal solution when the
building is adjacent to roads and
areas of high acoustic emissions.
 Ventilation Concepts:
• Passive Cooling:
Floor slabs can absorb heat
build-up during daytime
usage through a combination
of solar gain, electronic
equipment and user
occupancy. As the external
temperature drops at night,
the building can be cooled by
partially opening the vents
around the building - often
called night-cooling or night-
purging.
The example shown below
uses an atrium design
(utilising stack and cross
ventilation) for this effect.
 Past
Wind towers such as The
burj al hawwa catch wind
from a higher altitude
and multiple directions.
The wind channels down
into the interior of the
building to cool during
the hot climate.
 Present
In present architecture
like The Three Stones
House With White Walls,
small windows are
integrated into the
design to allow natural
ventilation to circulate
throughout the home.
 Nigerian Termites

The Nigerian Termites

create lines of concentrated
veins in the basement of
the colony. The water used
from the termites starts to
evaporate and sticks to the
veins, making the
temperature cooler. The
warm air rises out of the
colony and the cooler air
from the veins rises
through chambers into the
colony.
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