Displacement Ventilation for an Auditorium in a Hot Climate

While various traditional and novel ventilation strategies exist, displacement ventilation has become more widespread in nonindustrial spaces, especially those with high ceilings where the natural rising motion of thermal plumes is promoted and where contaminant levels are low and system energy efficiency is a priority. This article presents a case study on the implementation of the displacement ventilation system in the Riad Salameh Auditorium, which was built in 2017 and that is part of the Middle East Airlines Training and Conference Center in Beirut, Lebanon.