A review on windcatcher for passive cooling and natural ventilation in buildings, part 1: indoor air quality and thermal comfort assessment

• Main Authors: Jomehzadeh, Fatemeh, Nejat, Payam, John, Kaiser Calautit, Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin, Shaikh Salim, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Ben, Richard Hughes, Muhammad Yazid, Muhammad Noor Afiq Witri
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; T Technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66493/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.254

The most prominent challenge in 21th century is global warming which seriously threats the mankind. Building sector with 40% of global energy consumption and GHG emission play a key role in this threat. In this regard, the impact of cooling systems cannot be ignored where along with ventilation and...