subject: Natural Home Ventilation: The Right Idea for Fresh Air [print this page] Natural Home Ventilation: The Right Idea for Fresh Air
Poor home ventilation can accumulate contaminants which can threaten to your health such as formaldehyde. Instead of causing health problem, it can also lead to the growth of the mold which can further damage the furniture in your home. It is the reason why proper home ventilation is highly needed for your home. It is also a good way for reducing the bills for your air conditioning.
Natural ventilation
Most of insulated house needs mechanical ventilation for most climates. It is able to provide you a reliable and constant source of fresh air. It can be a good way for solving the problems dealing with indoor air moisture sources.
Instead of mechanical ventilation, natural ventilation can also be another option for providing fresh air or your home. It is very beneficial in cooling your home as well as for minimizing the bills for air conditioning. However, in some climates, natural ventilation can not be appropriately applied especially for hot and humid climates. It is because natural ventilation depends most on the outdoor temperature and winds.
Basically it depends on the opening doors and windows. There are some other mechanisms you should know such as natural cross ventilation and natural stack ventilation.
Natural Cross ventilation
Cross ventilation is a condition where the windows on the opposites of the house are open. It means that high and low pressure zones which is created by the wind and breezes for providing the fresh air is used. If the natural cross ventilation is used, the placement of the opening such as doors and windows and the patterns of the flowing patterns should be paid attention. In other words, the house should be located to the orientation of the dominant wind breezes and their patterns.
Natural Stack Ventilation
This type of ventilation is using the effect of the chimney. It means that the tendency of heated air is raised as in chimney. In this type of ventilation, the warmer indoor air will rise up from the living area through the top part of the building such as attic. As a result, it is able provide you cold air. It can be applied by designing an exit window in high located place and another opening in low location.
