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Ventilation system types in some EU countries.

Author(s) : LITIU A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Across EU countries, ventilation does not follow the same practices. This discrepancy can be due to the climate and building tradition. For the future development of energy efficient ventilation for good indoor environment it is important to know the ventilation systems in current building stock in Europe. In this summary commonly used ventilation systems in Europe in dwellings, schools, kindergartens and office buildings. The ventilation systems are either natural or mechanical ventilation. The data presented in this article was collected with a specific questionnaire in the HealtVent project from project partners and other national experts on ventilation. This was a task of REHVA in the project. The overall aim of the HealthVent project is to develop health based ventilation guidelines for protecting people in places like homes, schools, kindergartens, and offices against health problems caused by poor indoor air quality, and at the same time will ensure that energy is utilized efficiently. The responses were based either on national regulations, national knowledge in construction practices, national related studies or national statistics. With only a few respondents from each country may be a source of error. However, as the data was collected just to provide an overview of the European situation, minor errors are not significant.

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  • Original title: Ventilation system types in some EU countries.
  • Record ID : 30011256
  • Languages: English
  • Source: REHVA Journal
  • Publication date: 2012/01

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