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Table 3 Basic information for examples of high-rise buildings, based on (Alnusairat 2018; Pomeroy 2008; Jamala 2017; Raji et al. 2014; Lee et al. 2002; Wang et al. 2010)

From: Natural ventilation as a passive cooling strategy for multi-story buildings: analytic vertical skycourt formations

Building name

Phinisi tower

Torre cube

Century tower

GSW headquarters

1 Bligh street

Schematic

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Location

Makassar, Indonesia

Guadalajara, México

Tokyo, Japan

Berlin, Germany

Sydney, Australia

Climate

Humid and tropical

Warm and temperate

Hot and warm

Warm and temperate

Cold

Completion year

2012

2005

1991

1999

2011

Use

Education

Offices

Offices and apartments

Offices

Offices

Height (m)

97.5 m

70 m

136 m

81.5 m

139 m

No. of Floors

17

19

21

23

30

Gross Area (m2)

–

17000 m2

26600 m2

48000 m2

55000 m2

Ventilation type

Mixed mode

Natural ventilation

Mixed mode

Natural ventilation

Mixed mode

Natural ventilation type

Stack and cross

Stack and cross

Stack and cross

Cross

Stack and cross

Night-time Ventilation

√

None

√

√

None

Annual usage of natural ventilation

60%

100%

65%

70%

100%

Annual Energy saving

13.7%

100%

75%

30–40%

63%

Annual energy consumption

–

–

26 kWh/m2

–

–