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2. Climate-adaptive building shell - Wikipedia

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   Computerized sun-travel system regulates the ventilation and sunshade louvers adjusting, air movement, light, shade and heat of the Surry Hills Library and Community Centre in Sydney, Australia. They are those related to natural ventilation and wind electricity. The first ones have the goal of exhausting the excess of carbon dioxide, water ...

3. Louver - Wikipedia

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   Louver. A louver (American English) or louvre (British English; see spelling differences) is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and direct sunshine. The angle of the slats may be adjustable, usually in blinds and windows, or fixed.

4. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   Movable shutters, shades, shade screens, or window quilts can accommodate day-to-day and hour-to-hour solar gain and insulation requirements. Careful arrangement of rooms completes the passive solar design. A common recommendation for residential dwellings is to place living areas facing solar noon and sleeping quarters on the opposite side. [9]

5. Double-skin facade - Wikipedia

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   The double-skin façade is a system of building consisting of two skins, or façades, placed in such a way that air flows in the intermediate cavity. The ventilation of the cavity can be natural, fan supported or mechanical. Apart from the type of the ventilation inside the cavity, the origin and destination of the air can differ depending ...

6. Jalousie window - Wikipedia

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   A jalousie window (UK: / ˈdʒælʊziː /, US: / ˈdʒæləsiː /), louvred window (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom), jalousie, or jalosy[1] is a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame. The louvres are joined onto a track so that they may be tilted open and shut in ...

7. Ventilation (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Ventilation (architecture) An ab anbar (water reservoir) with double domes and windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of Naeen, Iran. Windcatchers are a form of natural ventilation. [1] Ventilation is the intentional introduction of outdoor air into a space. Ventilation is mainly used to control indoor air ...