Our HVAC and Natural Ventilation Systems design team is led by Pedro Maria Paredes and João Francisco Pinto and has extensive experience in schools, auditoriums, hotels, offices, apartment buildings and detached houses.

Throughout history, natural ventilation has remained the preferred choice for the majority of residential buildings, while in commercial buildings, natural ventilation went from being the single option to somewhat of a lost art as mechanical ventilation systems and air conditioning became the standard during the second half of the twentieth century. Recently, as a result of environmental concerns, in particular the greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, interest in natural ventilation in commercial buildings has seen a resurgence.

Natural Works is involved in several projects using hybrid climate control systems including: solar powered absorption chiller, active ground coupling (water loop), radiative heating and cooling systems, etc.

Selected projects:
Gulbenkian CAM
Gulbenkian Auditorium
Lisbon Cruise Terminal
Lisbon Kindergartens
Verride Deluxe Palace Hotel
E. S. Sever do Vouga
Loulé Music Conservatory
Lisbon Tower FPM41
Thalia Theatre
Catuçaba Villas
Quinta dos Murças
Avizaqcua Hotel
San Francisco Federal