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  2. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] The round design allows the wind to blow around the home, reducing the build-up of pressure on one side. [6] Additionally, with the roof and floors built using a radial truss array, that allows any potential energy from sustained winds to disperse across the entire structure instead of building up in one area.

  3. Passive ventilation - Wikipedia

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    The following design guidelines are selected from the Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences: [4] Maximize wind-induced ventilation by siting the ridge of a building perpendicular to the summer winds; Widths of naturally ventilated zone should be narrow (max 13.7 m [45 feet])

  4. CFD in buildings - Wikipedia

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    CFD plays an important role in building design, designing a thermally-conformable, healthy and energy-efficient building. CFD can examine the effectiveness and efficiency of various heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems by easily changing the type and location of different components, supply air conditions and system control ...

  5. Wind engineering - Wikipedia

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    Flow visualization of wind speed contours around a house Wind engineering covers the aerodynamic effects of buildings Damaged wind turbines due to hurricane Maria. Wind engineering is a subset of mechanical engineering, structural engineering, meteorology, and applied physics that analyzes the effects of wind in the natural and the built environment and studies the possible damage ...

  6. Earth shelter - Wikipedia

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    An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch) An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, [1] earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls and/or on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.

  7. Underground living - Wikipedia

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    Underground construction – Field of engineering for the design and construction of structures below the ground; Types of underground living spaces and people, and related topics: Basement – Below-ground floor of a building; Bunker – Defensive military storage fortification; Dugout (shelter) – Hole or depression used as shelter

  8. List of low-energy building techniques - Wikipedia

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    Green building and wood; Green building; Heat pump; List of low-energy building techniques; Low-energy house; Microgeneration; Passive house; Passive solar building design; Sustainable architecture; Sustainable city; Sustainable habitat; Sustainable refurbishment; Thermal energy storage; Tropical green building; Waste-to-energy; Zero heating ...

  9. Solar chimney - Wikipedia

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    This solar chimney draws air through a geothermal heat exchange to provide passive home cooling. [2] [3]Solar chimneys, also called heat chimneys or heat stacks, can also be used in architectural settings to decrease the energy used by mechanical systems (systems that heat and cool the building through mechanical means).

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