Summary
The article deals with renovation and addition to the Kenneth R. Shouldice library, Michigan University, housing 130,000 volumes. The integrated design solution incorporates a combination of HVAC strategies along with sophisticated controls and building envelope considerations. The article also focuses on humidity control necessitated by the library's location near a river and two lakes giving widely varying outdoor wet-bulb temperatures and 38 deg C summer/winter temperature variations.
Details
- Original title: Integrated design quiets library's humidity concerns.
- Record ID : 1998-2487
- Languages: English
- Source: Consult. Specif. Eng. - vol. 21 - n. 2
- Publication date: 1997/02
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Indexing
- Themes: Comfort air conditioning
- Keywords: Modernization; Library; Hygrometry; Equipment; Air conditioning
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