When the 456-meter-tall Kunming Junfa Dongfeng Square tower opens in Kunming City, China, in mid-2017, it will stand as one of the world’s tallest naturally ventilated buildings. Roughly ...

Bathrooms are the most moisture-intensive spaces in a residential building. Hot showers, warm water usage, and limited drying time generate large amounts of water vapor in a short duration. In ...

Automation is everywhere around us - our homes, furniture, offices, cars, and even our clothing; we have become so accustomed to being surrounded by automated systems that we have forgotten what life ...

Nothing is more rational than using the wind, a natural, free, renewable and healthy resource, to improve the thermal comfort of our projects. The awareness of the finiteness of the resources and the ...

With heating and cooling accounting for more than half of the energy use in a typical U.S. home, per the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), more and more homeowners are considering tactics such as air ...

Natural ventilation eliminates indoor air pollutants, controls humidity, and regulates temperature. Good ventilation improves your health and makes you less allergic. It rather creates a pleasant ...

There’s a debate within the multifamily building community as to the best way to ventilate residential buildings. There are three competing design options that can be implemented in residential design ...

Solar chimneys and natural ventilation systems represent a sustainable approach to enhancing indoor air quality while reducing energy consumption. By harnessing solar radiation, these passive devices ...

As apartment buildings become taller and their resident capacities become larger, proper ventilation continues to be an ongoing challenge. Owners and tenants are striving to become more energy ...

Passive ventilation systems employing wind towers and wind catchers have garnered considerable attention as sustainable alternatives to conventional mechanical systems. These devices harness natural ...

The HouseZero project is an extreme retrofit of an existing building, the home of The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD). According ...