  This paper explores the benefits of incorporating natural ventilation (NV)
simulation into a generative process of designing residential buildings to
improve energy efficiency and indoor thermal comfort. Our proposed workflow
uses the Wave Function Collapse algorithm to generate a diverse set of
plausible floor plans. It also includes post-COVID occupant presence models
while incorporating adaptive comfort models. We conduct four sets of
experiments using the workflow, and the simulated results suggest that
multi-mode cooling strategies combining conventional air conditioning with NV
can often significantly reduce energy use while introducing only slight
reductions in thermal comfort.
