Natural ventilation: orientation, 8 m width, height, roof overhang, curtains
An open-sided house has neither air conditioning nor extractor fans: the wind and the heat itself must move the air. That only happens if the house is well oriented, not too wide, high enough, and if its curtains are handled intelligently. Many heat losses in Côte d’Ivoire come from a house built too wide, too low, or facing the wrong way: defects paid for at every flock for twenty years. This lesson gives the construction and adjustment rules.
12 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006Lesson reserved for students following the steps
This lesson is part of Level 8 — Climate control and housing in a hot climate. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 7 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
What you will learn
- ✓Explain how air crosses an open-sided house: cross wind and chimney effect
- ✓Give the reference dimensions of an 8 m wide house: height, low walls, openings, roof overhang
- ✓Choose the orientation and siting (distance between houses, wind obstacles)
- ✓Handle the curtains according to age, time of day and wind