%0 Journal Article
	%A Zahra Ghiabaklou
	%D 2010
	%J International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 47, 2010
	%T Natural Ventilation as a Design Strategy for Energy Saving
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9790
	%V 47
	%X Ventilation is a fundamental requirement for
occupant health and indoor air quality in buildings. Natural
ventilation can be used as a design strategy in free-running
buildings to:
• Renew indoor air with fresh outside air and lower room
temperatures at times when the outdoor air is cooler.
• Promote air flow to cool down the building structure
(structural cooling).
• Promote occupant physiological cooling processes
(comfort cooling).
This paper focuses on ways in which ventilation can
provide the mechanism for heat dissipation and cooling of the
building structure..It also discusses use of ventilation as a
means of increasing air movement to improve comfort when
indoor air temperatures are too high. The main influencing
factors and design considerations and quantitative guidelines
to help meet the design objectives are also discussed.
	%P 363 - 368