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Norms to establish the most elementary environmental control system which ensures summer thermal comfort in office buildings.

Author(s) : KRUGER W., MATHEWS E. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Notes that various types of environmental control systems (ECS) such as natural ventilation, mechanical ventilation, evaporative cooling and full air conditioning can be used to cool buildings in hot climates. It is not always clear which of these would be the most elementary ECS that would still ensure thermal comfort in a thermally efficient building for a specific climate. No method to establish norms describing a minimum acceptable ECS was found. Proposes a method and gives norms for South African buildings.

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  • Original title: Norms to establish the most elementary environmental control system which ensures summer thermal comfort in office buildings.
  • Record ID : 1993-1587
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Environ. - vol. 27 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1992/01

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