IN FAVOR OF FLOW AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT OF RESIDENTIAL TOWER BASED ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF NATURAL VENTILATION IN TIRANA CITY CENTER

Abstract

Building cooling, heating or ventilation accounts for 40% of the total amount of building energy used globally. In this aspect there is an increasing demand to implement low energy strategies which promote natural ventilation and passive cooling especially in hot climate conditions. Albania as part of the Mediterranean is subjected to a rather hot summer, and Tirana as its capital and most dense city suffers this phenomena even more, thanks also to the urban heat island effect. This study proposes strategies to develop a residential tower by using innovative approaches in natural ventilation. Through research and multiple proposals an optimal scheme is chosen to be developed which will perform best under the hot weather of Tirana.