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Controlled background ventilation for large commercial buildings.

Author(s) : PERERA M. D. A. E. S., MARSHALL S. G., SOLOMON E. W.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A preliminary study was carried out on naturally ventilated office built as a low-energy building. The study used a multi-zoned prediction program to determine a ventilation strategy to provide controlled background ventilation. Full-scale, whole-building pressurization measurements were used to provide envelope leakage characteristics. The surface wind pressure coefficient data are provided through measurements carried out in the Building Research Establishment's Environmental Wind Tunnel. The study assessed the effectiveness of permanent but controllable background ventilators in naturally ventilated office-type buildings and shows that, during the heating season, it is possible to provide adequate background ventilation for occupant comfort by incorporating commercially viable, manually controllable trickle ventilators within each room.

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  • Original title: Controlled background ventilation for large commercial buildings.
  • Record ID : 1994-1743
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Serv. Eng. Res. Technol. - vol. 14 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1993
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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