A CFD software called VORTEX is used as a tool to simulate air flow and thermal comfort in naturally wind ventilated classrooms of an educational institution, which are at different locations, have different configurations and slightly differing outdoor environmental conditions. Simulations of...

Numerous studies have been conducted to explore the potential usage of natural ventilation in buildings. However, this issue has not yet been effectively resolved due to the inconsistency of air flow patterns and the extent of the parameters involved in the studies. This paper aims to identify...

This study is based on the analysis of the data obtained through a yearlong thermal comfort survey in one of the even naturally ventilated buildings in Oxford. It is concerned with how much the use of available controls contributes to thermal comfort by modifying the indoor thermal environment....

Wind towers have been in existence in various forms for centuries as a non mechanical means of providing indoor ventilation, energy prices and climate change agendas have refocused engineers and researchers on the low carbon credentials of modern equivalents. The purpose of this study is to...

The main aim of the study is to investigate passive cooling performance in traditional urban contexts in the hot humid climate of the city of Dubai. Three cases were simulated for Al-Ras area with laminar and turbulent wind flow depending on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodology. The...

The paper discusses the possibility of offering thermal comfort, without inducing mechanical energy cost, in new habitations, built in European style and situated in a hot and humid climate, by means of a construction element: the Roof Solar Collector (RSC), which is made by using concrete...

The main aim of the study is to investigate passive cooling performance in modern urban contexts in the hot humid climate of the city of Dubai. Three cases were simulated for Al-Mankhool area with laminar and turbulent windflow depending on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodology. The...

In this paper I measure the impact of urbanisation and localisation economies on commercial rents (offices and industrial buildings) using unique micro-data on both commercial property transactions, as well as all firm (establishment) locations. I add to the literature in three important ways....

This paper presents the results of a survey and analysis ofelectricity tariffs and marginal electricity prices for commercialbuildings. The tariff data come from a survey of 90 utilities and 250tariffs for non-residential customers collected in 2004 as part of theTariff Analysis Project at LBNL....

Energy efficiency standards set minimum levels of energy efficiency that must be met by new products. Depending on the dynamics of the market and the level of the standard, the effect on the market for a given product may be small, moderate, or large. Energy efficiency standards address a number...