Thermal response of temporary school buildings: II Summertime overheating

Abstract

A simplified dynamic thermal response model has been used to study summertime overheating in temporary school buildings as a function of thermal insulation thickness, building orientation, external colour, shading, occupancy and ventilation rate. Practical advice on ameliorative strategies is given, and the provision of ventilation under buoyancy-driven flow discussed in some detail. It is suggested that dynamic thermal modelling could usefully be combined with the stack effect equation for the design of natural ventilation in buildings.