Outputs

The ventilative cooling potential method calculates during occupied hours the following output.

— Distribution of ventilative modes over the year. The algorithm differentiates each hour of the year among the four conditions indicated above, showing the percentage of time within each month when: — Ventilative cooling is not required (VC-mode #0) according to the evaluation criteria described in Evaluation criteria for ventilative cooling potential.;

— Direct ventilative cooling with airflow rate maintained at the minimum required (VC-mode #1) according to the evaluation criteria described in Evaluation criteria for ventilative cooling potential.;

— Direct ventilative cooling with increased airflow rate increased (VC-mode #2) according to the evaluation criteria described in Evaluation criteria for ventilative cooling potential.;

— Direct ventilative cooling is not useful (VC-mode #3) according to the evaluation criteria described in Evaluation criteria for ventilative cooling potential.;

— The required ventilation rates to cool down the building when direct ventilative cooling increased airflow rate is required (VC-mode #2);

— Monthly and annual sensible energy needs for heating and cooling with and without ventilative cooling;

— Ventilative cooling capacity.