• using larger inlet apertures than outlet apertures;
• keeping the indoor space as open as possible so that wind can travel freely;
• closing the apertures on the east-facing and west-facing walls to avoid a shortcut;
• keeping long rooms in the east-facing part of the house.
For houses two and a half floors high, the stack-effect is not strong enough to generate comfortable conditions indoors. Future house designs may combine the natural ventilation strategies considered here with several other developing technologies