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Exploiting a hybrid environmental design strategy in a US continental climate
Resistance to the widespread adoption of naturally ventilated buildings in North America derives from the exigencies of
the ‘continental climate’ type: humid hot summers and cold, desiccating winters. The paper describes a proposed new
hybrid strategy for conditioning the environment in the new library and faculty building for Judson College, Elgin,
Illinois, US. The strategy exploits the significant mid-season opportunities for implementing natural buoyancy-driven
displacement ventilation and passive cooling in the continental climate of the Chicago hinterland. Both the natural
and mechanical modes of operation are described and put in the context of current thermal comfort criteria for
wholly mechanical and wholly natural ventilation. Predictions are given of the annual duration of the various
operating modes and the building’s likely overall energy performance using a standard reference year. Construction
and energy costs are compared with those for a US Standard Building. An account is given of the various barriers
encountered in introducing the innovations.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
SHORT, C.A. and LOMAS, K.J., 2007. Exploiting a hybrid environmental design strategy in a US continental climate. Building Research & Information, 35 (2), pp. 119 - 143Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
- NA (Not Applicable or Unknown)
Publication date
2007Notes
This article is restricted access. The article was published in the journal, Building Research & Information [© Taylor and Francis]. It is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613210600852789ISSN
0961-3218Language
- en