In this study, energy conservation potential of appropriate passive cooling and basic
heat avoidance strategies were investigated for hot and humid climates. Within this
framework, thermal behavior of a case study building that is situated in Cyprus was
assessed by collecting temperature and relative humidity data from various rooms of
the building during certain days in August. Then, by using feasible simulation
strategies of the software tool Summer-Building, the effectiveness of passive cooling
measures in reducing energy consumption were examined, for summer months.
In this context, the case study building was re-evaluated by applying natural
ventilation, night ventilation and ground cooling strategies as well as solar control
and shading devices as overhangs and side fins.
Consequently, based on the results of the evaluation model, it was found that the
proposed passive cooling strategies and basic heat avoidance concepts could provide
more than 50 % energy conservation, relative to the completely air conditioned
reference building, between 1-15 August 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609401/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 March 2008 |
| Creators | Hancerli, Mustafa Yilmaz |
| Contributors | Elias-ozkan, Soofia T. |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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