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A closed up coop is a breeding ground for disease and fungus. Through respiration, defecation and the presence of water, chickens rapidly raise the humidity in a building unless there is rapid air exchange. I'll be if you put a hygrometer in your coop, it will be at least 40% higher in the coop...

How cold are you talking about? What breeds are dying? I think your blaming the temperature drop on chicken deaths is misguided. Chickens don't drop dead from cold, but they will from excessive heat. People in Alaska, all over Canada, Minnesota, Siberia and every other cold place you can imagine...