TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION OF A NATURALLY VENTILATED RESIDENTIAL UNIT: A CASE STUDY IN SMART GREEN HOME

Abstract

In this dissertation, a full-scale experiment was conducted to understand the effects that natural ventilation would have on the indoor temperature of a space. Literature review showed that reduced-scale experiments testing the mechanics behind ventilation typically resulted in a two-layer stratification. The experiment was conducted at SDE4 Smart Green Home to measure the indoor temperature of the space at different heights and positions. Data obtained was then plotted and observed. Experimental results were analysed to discover if findings were consistent were other findings reported in the review of previous works. It was concluded that natural ventilation did have an impact in reducing the indoor temperature. Other factors such as radiation and building orientation also affected experimental results.