Solar chimney

One passive system that can be used to increase the energy efficiency of a building is a solar chimney. This system relies on natural forces to improve the ventilation and thermal performance of a building, without the use of any external mechanical or electrical devices.

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Solar chimneys from Building Design for Hot Climates

Similar to the last, but showing the mini solar chimney I plan to use to provide bathroom ventilation...

As Debbie and I are building a new home we have looked at all kinds of different options for the project. And as Texas can be a rather warm place during the summer months, the idea of free air conditioning intrigued me. There are obviously up-front costs, just like traditional air conditioning solutions. It’s the operating costs that are free with a solar chimney. This is a system that can effectively cool your house, especially if you live in a dry climate.

Guide providing information about flashing around a chimney to protect the intersection of the roof and chimney walls from water intrusion and anchoring of a chimney to prevent collapse in high winds.

Passive building strategies that utilize radiation from the sun for convection purposes, such as in this solar chimney for example, reduce the amount of energy necessary for the production of thermal comfort and therefore remain as a viable "green" option when studied and implemented on site properly.

The exploitation of natural ventilation is a good solution to improve buildings from an energetic point of view and to fulfill the requirements demanded by the thermohygrometric comfort and the air quality in enclosed spaces. Some past researches demonstrated how some devices, useful to this purpose, follow the principles of solar chimneys and are able to move air masses while exploiting the Archimedes thrust. The natural ventilation must be supplied by a flow moving upward, generated by a…

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