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Passive Cooling for Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Agozie Emeka, Osaki C Abbey

Abstract

This paper focused on exploring the use of passive cooling strategies to enhance thermal comfort and energy efficiency in buildings. It reviewed and examined various passive cooling techniques, such as natural ventilation, shading, thermal mass, and evaporative cooling, to understand their impact on indoor temperature regulation and energy consumption. Case study methodology was utilized to extrapolate the effectiveness of these strategies under diverse climatic conditions. It also focused on the role of architectural design in optimizing passive cooling performance and examines historical and contemporary approaches to integrating these strategies into building design. However, not all passive cooling methods perform uniformly across contexts, and as such, the study reviewed factors influencing their success, including climate variability, building orientation, and material properties. It concluded that passive cooling is a viable approach to achieving energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings but emphasizes the importance of contextual design considerations. The study also inferred that the integration of passive cooling strategies should be prioritized in the preliminary stages of architectural design to maximize their effectiveness and sustainability.

Keywords

Passive CoolingThermal ComfortEnergy EfficiencyBuildingsSustainable

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