Simulating natural ventilation in large sports buildings

Simulating natural ventilation in large sports buildings: Prediction of temperature and airflow patterns in the early design stages

D'Aquilio, A. (TU Delft Design Informatics)
Sileryte, R. (TU Delft Design Informatics)
Yang, D. (TU Delft Design Informatics; South China University of Technology)
Turrin, M. (TU Delft Design Informatics; South China University of Technology)

Attar, Ramtin (editor)
Chronis, Angelos (editor)
Hanna, Sean (editor)
Turrin, Michela (editor)

2016

In large sport’s buildings, a big part of energy can be saved by providing natural instead of mechanical ventilation. However, additional challenges arise while controlling airflow and temperatures in different zones. These measures
highly depend on the shape, construction and ventilation openings, which are mostly decided in the early design stages. Computational optimization can support these early stages of design, but needs to be performed in efficient ways. In this respect, the project proposes rapid assessment of temperature and airflow patterns using customized Grasshopper components, which would be able to evaluate a given model using CONTAM and EnergyPlus software as
simulation engine. The proposed method integrates these simulations within an environment, which is familiar to architects and is largely used for parameterization of design in its early stages. A case study (Jiangmen Sports Center, Jiangmen, China) is used to test the developed process for a large indoor sports hall.

natural ventilation
early design stage
large volumes
sports buildings
rapid assessment
CONTAM
EnergyPlus
passive cooling
building envelope
building performance and simulation
thermal comfort

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Proceedings of the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (simAUD 2016)

SimAUD EU 2016: 7th annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, 2016-05-16 → 2016-05-18, London, United Kingdom

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© 2016 A. D'Aquilio, R. Sileryte, D. Yang, M. Turrin