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What actually happens inside a ventilated façade
A plain explanation of how the air gap behind a building's outer panels carries heat away before it reaches the wall, with no fans and no electricity involved.
What a Khamsin Does to the Air Cavity Behind a Façade
Ventilated façades need airflow to work. A Khamsin can fill the cavity and stop it. Here is why the detailing around intake and access matters.
What the research on ventilated façades and cooling load actually measures
A review of two recent studies on ventilated façades and cooling load, and the conditions under which their figures actually apply.