EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SOLAR CHIMNEY ASSISTED BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE

Human health and human comfort have been perceived as the most importa nt parameters while assessing the indoor environment. Developing count ries, constrained by extreme environmental conditions, poor building t echnologies and limited financial resources, find it difficult to adop t expensive technologies for a better indoor environment. Passive arch itectures, such as inclusion of solar chimneys, can reduce adverse hea lth effects due to indoor contaminants, while green areas can be devel oped to reduce outdoor contaminants in the ventilation component. An a nalysis of bioclimatic architecture, assisted by a wind tower system, is presented for a better indoor environment. (C) 1997 Elsevier Scienc e Ltd.