01277nas a2200157   4500008004100000024001500041245008400056210006900140300001200209490000700221520077300228100001801001700002101019700003501040856004401075       2004                        eng d  aLBNL-5601100aUse of Simulation in the Design of a Large Naturally Ventilated Office Building0 aUse of Simulation in the Design of a Large Naturally Ventilated   a211-2210 v253 aThe design for the new Federal Building for San Francisco includes an office tower that is to be naturally ventilated. The EnergyPlus thermal simulation program was used to evaluate different ventilation strategies for space cooling and rationalize the design of the façade. The strategies include ventilation driven by different combinations of wind, internal stack and external stack. The simulation results indicate that wind-driven ventilation can maintain adequate comfort even during hot periods. Computational fluid dynamics was used to study the airflow and temperature distribution in the occupied spaces arising from different combinations of window openings and outside conditions and thereby inform both the design of the windows and the control strategy.1 aHaves, Philip1 aLinden, Paul, F.1 ada Graça, Guilherme, Carrilho  uhttp://bse.sagepub.com/content/25/3/211