Cross-Ventilation - Simple Upgrade/Renovation Tip

Cross ventilation is an important aspect of good building design - but its more than just capturing breezes through your home. See our video to find out how cross ventilation really works and what it can deliver for you in your home. Its one of our Liveability Fundamental Video series about the 17 Liveability Features that can deliver reduced running costs and increased comfort.

[@erecunda]

this video teaches me abt cross ventilation way better than a whole semester lecture in architecture tbh

[@lg-lr1sx]

Thank you for the information.

[@GhostedStories]

Awrsome info, thanks!

[@thecrimsoncow5186]

It also allows built up monoxide to escape

[@avgkiduniya]

Informative video

[@manrosegill2284]

thank you

[@pujaonwebs]

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[@mahdiaskari9119]

Very helpful

[@princebautista]

How certain are we that hot air comes out and cold air comes in?
Wouldn't there be a chance of doing the opposite, like hot air coming inside of a cooler building?

[@aleksmedis6698]

yes, there is a chance of this- during really hot days it's best to just keep everything shut up but cross ventilation is used when the outside it's cooler (like the night after a hot day when hot air has become trapped inside the house) or same temp outside than in. A lot of Australian homes have poor insulation so it's easier to focus on ventilating effectively (think like tropical locations near the water- getting a sea breeze in cools things down). I know this video talks about temperature but really it's just the movement of air that is cooling. I would not use cross ventilation in the desert (or even in Canberra or which is very hot and dry with no nice breezes)- better to insulate and shut everything up. Really you just need aircon at that point unless you're going to live underground. You can try and cross ventilate at night though when temperatures plummet- cool the house down as much as possible before the next day.

[@princebautista]

@@aleksmedis6698 got it thanks

[@steviewondek]

What if you live in flat with only one window facing the street? And the dodgy builder that divided a house into two flats on the cheap, so the sub floor ventilation is now non existent?

[@ArunKumar-th4tb]

Only solution is to have big window like French window that enables cross ventilation which help both inwards and outward flow.

[@allnighterist]

Your only solution is airconditioner with air filter

[@nonokthebastard]

its time to move