Methodology for the Evaluation of Natural Ventilation in ... - Cham

The building envelope features several types of building constructions, as shown in Table 6. Thelight colored panels on the south façade reflect much of the solar radiation that might otherwiseadd to the cooling requirements of the building. The atrium has glazing on both façades and theroof section. There is a raised floor within the occupied space that contains all of the electricalconduit and networking equipment. The ceiling of each occupied space has a concrete soffit thatserves several purposes. The concrete ceiling is a concave ellipse that not only acts as thermalmass tempering the internal temperatures, but also was designed to provide indirect lighting andto reduce noise due to its shape. The shape also was designed to direct airflow through theoccupied space toward the atrium. Descriptions of the building constructions and their insulationproperties are presented in Table 6 and Table 7 respectively.Figure 11. Building First Floor (a) Plan and (b) Section44