
Volume 11, Issue 6 (2018)
Research Articles
An experimental investigation of the wind tower-assisted by the underground passive cooling system
Mohammed Jaafarian
Computational modeling of natural ventilation in low-rise non-rectangular floor-plan buildings
Juan M. Gimenez, Facundo Bre, Norberto M. Nigro, and Victor Fachinotti
Effects of building height and porosity on pedestrian level wind comfort in a high-density urban built environment
Yaxing Du, Cheuk Ming Mak, and Bo-sin Tang
Energy savings potential by integrating Phase Change Material into hollow bricks: The case of Moroccan buildings
Zakaria Aketouane, Mustapha Malha, Denis Bruneau, Abdellah Bah, Benoît Michel, Mohamed Asbik, and Omar Ansari
Experimental and numerical investigation of the wake flow of a human-shaped manikin: Experiments by PIV and simulations by CFD
Na Luo, Wenguo Weng, Xiaoyu Xu, and Ming Fu
Impact of passive climate adaptation measures and building orientation on the energy demand of a detached lightweight semi-portable building
Raffaele Vasaturo, Twan van Hooff, Ivo Kalkman, Bert Blocken, and Pieter van Wesemael
Investigation of operation performance of air carrying energy radiant air-conditioning system based on CFD and thermodynamic model
Jia Liu, Guangcai Gong, Riming Liu, and Pei Peng
Linguistic descriptions of thermal comfort data for buildings: Definition, implementation and evaluation
Alexis Pérez-Fargallo, Clemente Rubio-Manzano, Alejandro Martínez-Rocamora, Carlos Rubio-Bellido, and Maureen Trebilcock Kelly
Multi-objective optimization of impinging jet ventilation systems: Taguchi-based CFD method
Samira Haghshenaskashani, Behrang Sajadi, and Mathias Cehlin
Numerical study of time-dependent hygrothermal conditions in depressurized crawl space
Juha Salo, Petteri Huttunen, Juha Vinha, and Timo Keskikuru
The effectiveness of phase change materials in relation to summer thermal comfort in air-conditioned office buildings
Vincenzo Costanzo, Gianpiero Evola, Luigi Marletta, and Francesco Nocera
The influence of envelope features on interunit dispersion around a naturally ventilated multi-story building
Dongjin Cui, Zhengtao Ai, Cheuk-ming Mak, Kenny Kwok, and Peng Xue
Thermal behavior and energy saving analysis of a flat with different energy efficiency measures in six climates
El-Hadi Drissi Lamrhari and Brahim Benhamou
Thermal performance investigation of a PCM-enhanced wall/roof in northern Morocco
Yassine Kharbouch, Lahoucine Ouhsaine, Abdelaziz Mimet, and Mohammed El Ganaoui
Would LEED-UHI greenery and high albedo strategies mitigate climate change at neighborhood scale in Cairo, Egypt?
Mohammad Fahmy, Yasser Ibrahim, Ehab Hanafi, and Mohamed Barakat