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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455243703321

Titolo

Naturally ventilated buildings : buildings for the senses, economy and society / / edited by D. Clements-Croome

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : E & FN Spon, , 1997

ISBN

1-135-81587-9

1-280-40500-7

9786610405008

0-203-47665-4

0-203-23674-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Clements-CroomeDerek

Disciplina

697.9/2

Soggetti

Ventilation

Buildings - Environmental engineering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface; The Sense of Beauty; From Homogeneity to Heterogeneity; Specifying Indoor Climate; The User's Role in Environmental Control: Some Reflections on Theory in Practice; Environmental Criteria for Naturally Ventilated Buildings; Against the Draft CEN Standard: pr ENV 1752; An Adaptive Approach to Thermal Comfort Criteria; Natural Ventilation: Prediction, Measurement and Design Reality; Specifying Environmental Conditions for Naturally Ventilated Buildings; A Consultant's View; Natural Ventilation in a Large Mixed Mode Building; Index

Sommario/riassunto

While there are many historical examples of successful naturally ventilated buildings, standards for indoor climate have tended to emphasize active, mechanical airflow systems rather than passive natural systems. Despite its importance, knowledge about the performance of naturally ventilated buildings has remained comparatively sparse. With ten key research papers this book seeks to address this lack of information.