Natural ventilation of buildings is the flow generated by temperature differences and by the wind. The governing feature of this flow is the exchange between an interior space and the external ambient. Although the wind may often appear to be the dominant driving mechanism, in many circumstances temperature variations play a controlling feature on the ventilation since the directional buoyancy force has a large influence on the flow patterns within the space and on the nature of the exchange with the outside. Two forms of ventilation are discussed: mixing ventilation, in which the interior is at an approximately uniform temperature, and displacement ventilation, where there is strong internal stratification. The dynamics of these buoyancy-driven flows are considered, and the effects of wind on them are examined. The aim behind this work is to give designers rules and intuition on how air moves within a building; the research reveals a fascinating branch of fluid mechanics.

The fluid mechanics of natural ventilation

When I began to study lighting engineering, my professor told me I was about to enter a magnificent community of about 3000 people distributed around the world, and in just five years from then I w...

Human Factors in Lighting

European smart cities: The role of zero energy buildings

Psychoacoustics—facts and models

Passive solar design strategies comprise important ways of reducing the heating, cooling and lighting energy consumption of buildings. Although it is relatively simple to reduce the energy use up to some extent by applying individual strategies, very high levels of energy performance require application of the optimal combination of several strategies, verified through building energy simulations. Here we give an exhaustive review of the previous studies of simulation-based optimization of passive solar design strategies, with particular focus on recent research results.

Optimization of passive solar design strategies: A review

Infrared thermovision technique for the assessment of thermal transmittance value of opaque building elements on site

A comprehensive experimental approach for the validation of quantitative infrared thermography in the evaluation of building thermal transmittance

Indoor soundscape assessment: A principal components model of acoustic perception in residential buildings

Assessment of the thermal emissivity value of building materials using an infrared thermovision technique emissometer

Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London – Part I: Associations between the perception of the acoustic environment, occupantś activity and well-being

Rossano Albatici

Papers

Infrared thermovision technique for the assessment of thermal transmittance value of opaque building elements on site

A comprehensive experimental approach for the validation of quantitative infrared thermography in the evaluation of building thermal transmittance

Indoor soundscape assessment: A principal components model of acoustic perception in residential buildings

Assessment of the thermal emissivity value of building materials using an infrared thermovision technique emissometer

Indoor soundscapes at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in London – Part I: Associations between the perception of the acoustic environment, occupantś activity and well-being