A study on terraced apartments and their natural ventilation performance in hot and humid regions

Simulación mediante CDF de una chimenea solar inclinada sobre la cubierta

“…La velocidad del aire interior es otra variable considerada al evaluar la ventilación natural, el aumento del movimiento del aire tiene el potencial de cambiar la aceptabilidad térmica a valores de temperatura operativa más altos (Saadatjoo, Mahdavinejad y Zhang, 2018). Para analizar esta variable se obtuvieron contornos de velocidad en el plano medio del modelo.…”

Towards the new generation of courtyard buildings as a healthy living concept for post-pandemic era

“…Saadatjoo and colleagues studied terraced buildings with different porosity ratios (20% to 50%) and demonstrated that increasing the number of terraces and porosity ratio has an impact on NVP ( Saadatjoo et al., 2021 ). In another study, the cases with terrace depth of 1.2 m showed better natural ventilation performance compared to terraces with depth of 1.5 and 1.8 meters ( Saadatjoo et al., 2018 ).…”

“…Natural ventilation as one of the fundamental factors in the spatial organization of post-pandemic buildings is under the influence of numerous parameters such as typology ( Hariri et al., 2016 ), building allocation, general form, envelope ( Najaf Khosravi & Mahdavi, 2021 ), internal planning, and external supplements ( Najaf Khosravi et al., 2016 ). The introduction of atriums, courtyards, and terraces in solid buildings is usually considered an effective strategy to enhance wind-driven and stack ventilation in buildings ( Tablada de la Torre et al., 2005 ; Mohammed et al., 2020 ; Saadatjoo et al., 2018 ; Saadatjoo et al., 2019 ). The aspect ratio of courtyards ( Saligheh & Saadatjoo, 2020 ), morphological configurations as well as their connectivity to the surrounding environment significantly affect their performance ( Rose et al., 2011 ; Ok et al., 2008 ).…”

Review of Window Performance in A Hot and Humid Climate

“…In studies on air velocity, the authors focused on horizontal openings in single-sided and cross-ventilation of residential buildings. Compared to the solid model, porous models demonstrated an average wind velocity at the opening that was 1.54-1.64 times larger with the lowest mean age of air (Saadatjoo et al, 2018). Moreover, various opening patterns were investigated in the natural ventilation of a traditional neighbourhood.…”