HVAC design guide for tall commercial buildings.

Type of monograph: Book, Guide/Handbook

Summary

Tall commercial office buildings present a series of design problems that differ from those that are found in other projects in the built environment. This guide provides guidance in both understanding the HVAC design problems of tall commercial office buildings and in detailing their alternative solutions. Extract from the table of contents: architectural considerations; stack effect; the design process; systems (considerations in system selection; air-conditioning system alternatives: all-air variable volume system, low temperature air VAV systems, air-water systems and underfloor air systems; air-conditioning supply system conclusions); central mechanical equipment room vs. floor-by-floor fan rooms (alternative systems; points of comparison; acoustics); central heating and cooling plants (acoustical consideration in the refrigeration plant; vibration isolation requirements for refrigeration equipment); water distribution systems (chilled water piping arrangements; impact of the refrigeration machine location; chilled water pressure reduction; piping, valves and fittings; the economics of temperature differentials); plumbing and electric system interfaces; vertical transportation (HVAC involvement: elevator machine room cooling); life safety systems (the unique fire safety problem; codes and standards; smoke management with central air-conditioning systems and with floor-by-floor air conditioning systems).

Details

Original title: HVAC design guide for tall commercial buildings.
Record ID : 2007-0908
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation
Publication: ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) - United states/United states
Publication date: 2004
ISBN: 1931862451
Source: Source: 122 p. (21.5 x 27.8); fig.; tabl.; ref.; index; USD 59.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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