Natural ventilation

15 October, 2006

Exploiting the benefits of natural ventilation — Monodraught’s Windcatcher brochure.

A 28-page brochure on Monodraught’s Windcatcher natural-ventilation systems explains the principles of operation and how to exploit the benefits of night-time cooling for buildings. The control of natural ventilation and the application of Windcatcher systems in multi-floor buildings are also explained. Various case studies provide examples of a wide range of applications of this technology, and the brochure ends with a brief section on specifying Windcatchers.

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