The Application of Downdraught Cooling in Vernacular Skywell Dwellings in China

2017 International Conference on Environmental and Energy Engineering

生态环境科学;能源学

Xuan, H.^1 ; Lv, A.M.^1

Department of Architecture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai

200240, China^1

关键词: Cultural heritages;    Hot climate;    Indoor comforts;    Indoor temperature;    Low impacts;    Saving energy;    Traditional architecture;    Traditional dwellings;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/63/1/012037/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/63/1/012037

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Traditional skywell dwellings in the hot climate regions of China represent an important cultural heritage. Achieving indoor comfort meeting occupants' expectations, can contribute to the preservation of this unique traditional architecture. Improvement of ventilation and indoor temperatures through natural, sustainable and low impact solutions is an opportunity in achieving building thermal comfort in these traditional dwellings. The existence of skywells provides a good opportunity for the incorporation of downdraught cooling with minor interventions, and thus by avoiding extensive ductwork, saving energy and improving indoor temperatures, it can contribute to the preservation of traditional dwellings. Applicability of downdraught cooling, the history of traditional ventilation solutions, layout and space features of skywell dwelling are discussed and the way of incorporating downdraught cooling as an alternative to air-conditioning into these buildings is investigated.