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Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building

This study aimed to develop retrofitted natural ventilation options and control strategies for existing office buildings to improve thermal comfort, indoor air quality and energy consumption. For this purpose, a typical office building was selected in order to identify opportunities and constraints...

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Main Author: Narguess Khatami
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Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17820
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description This study aimed to develop retrofitted natural ventilation options and control strategies for existing office buildings to improve thermal comfort, indoor air quality and energy consumption. For this purpose, a typical office building was selected in order to identify opportunities and constraints when implementing such strategies. Actual performance of the case study building was evaluated by conducting quantitative and qualitative field measurements including physical measurements and questionnaire surveys. Based on the actual building performance, a combination of Dynamic Thermal Simulation (using IES) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (using PHOENICS) models were built to develop appropriate natural ventilation options and control strategies to find a balance between energy consumption, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort. Several retrofitted options and control strategies were proposed and the best retrofitted natural ventilation options and control strategies were installed in the case study building. Post occupancy evaluation of the case study building after the interventions was also carried out by conducting physical measurements and questionnaire surveys. Post refurbishment measurements revealed that energy consumption and risk of overheating in the refurbished building were reduced by 9% and 80% respectively. The risk of unacceptable indoor air quality was also reduced by 60% in densely occupied zones of the building. The results of questionnaire surveys also revealed that the percentage of dissatisfied occupants reduced by 80% after intervention. Two new products including a Motorized ceiling tile and NVlogIQ , a natural ventilation wall controller, were also developed based on the results of this study.
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spelling rr-article-94554742014-01-01T00:00:00Z Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building Narguess Khatami (7138409) Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified Natural ventilation Control of natural ventilation Indoor air quality Thermal comfort Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified This study aimed to develop retrofitted natural ventilation options and control strategies for existing office buildings to improve thermal comfort, indoor air quality and energy consumption. For this purpose, a typical office building was selected in order to identify opportunities and constraints when implementing such strategies. Actual performance of the case study building was evaluated by conducting quantitative and qualitative field measurements including physical measurements and questionnaire surveys. Based on the actual building performance, a combination of Dynamic Thermal Simulation (using IES) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (using PHOENICS) models were built to develop appropriate natural ventilation options and control strategies to find a balance between energy consumption, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort. Several retrofitted options and control strategies were proposed and the best retrofitted natural ventilation options and control strategies were installed in the case study building. Post occupancy evaluation of the case study building after the interventions was also carried out by conducting physical measurements and questionnaire surveys. Post refurbishment measurements revealed that energy consumption and risk of overheating in the refurbished building were reduced by 9% and 80% respectively. The risk of unacceptable indoor air quality was also reduced by 60% in densely occupied zones of the building. The results of questionnaire surveys also revealed that the percentage of dissatisfied occupants reduced by 80% after intervention. Two new products including a Motorized ceiling tile and NVlogIQ , a natural ventilation wall controller, were also developed based on the results of this study. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Thesis 2134/17820 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Retrofitted_natural_ventilation_systems_for_a_lightweight_office_building/9455474 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified
Natural ventilation
Control of natural ventilation
Indoor air quality
Thermal comfort
Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
Narguess Khatami
Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
title Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
title_full Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
title_fullStr Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
title_full_unstemmed Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
title_short Retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
title_sort retrofitted natural ventilation systems for a lightweight office building
topic Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified
Natural ventilation
Control of natural ventilation
Indoor air quality
Thermal comfort
Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17820