Natural ventilation in non-domestic buildings.

This publication is a major revision of the Applications Manual (AM) first published in 1997. At that time, there was a significant expansion of interest in the application of engineered natural ventilation to the design of non-domestic buildings. The original AM10 sought to capture the state of kno...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers : Carbon Trust, 2005.
SeriesApplications manual (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) ; 10.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781628709537
1628709537
1903287561
9781903287569
Physical Description1 online resource (64 pages) : color illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: General ; Structure of this publication
  • 2. Developing the design strategy: Satisfying design requirements ; Selecting a natural ventilation concept ; Driving forces for natural ventilation ; Natural ventilation strategies
  • 3. Ventilation components and system integration: From strategy to specification ; Ventilation opening types ; Internal obstructions ; Background leakage ; Window stays and automatic actuators ; Control system ; Installation and commissioning
  • 4. Design calculations: Establishing the required flowrates ; Selecting a ventilation design tool ; Design procedures using envelope flow models ; Input data requirements and selection ; Reservoir effect.