Contribution of mixed mode ventilation to the energy consumption of residential buildings in a Mediterranean climate

Since the 2000s, energy consumption worldwide has been growing. The World public has
been strongly exercised in the face of the energy crisis caused by the shortage of natural
gas and the rise in energy prices. It should be noted here that the residential sector
consumes 36% of the world's energy production. Today, the design of buildings around
the world requires the mastery of physical principles related to thermal comfort models
and ventilation; to understand the impact of architectural choices on the performance of
ventilation in the spaces provided for thermal comfort. Indeed, several studies have
shown that a good architectural design can optimize natural ventilation and therefore
improve the energy eficiency of the building. This work will address the issue of mixed
mode ventilation and its effect on thermal comfort and energy consumption of the
building in a Mediterranean climate by studying the static and adaptive comfort models
and their impact on the selected case studies what are residential buildings with different
locations and criteria to touch all possible aspects. At the end of this research, we can
deduce a design method for residential housing based on the hybrid thermal comfort
models under the Mediterranean climate; so, we can establish a list of recommendations
and guidelines for future designers that can help them to design efficient buildings based
on mixed mode ventilation. The final results of this research will be graphs that show the
benefits of natural ventilation on annual energy savings and thermal comfort; or tables
that show the adaptive comfort conditions and energy consumption for each hour
throughout the year.