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Mechanical Ventilation in Buildings is a theme issue of Indoor and Built Environment, the journal of the International Society of the Built Environment.
The publication includes a review on the developments in strategies used for natural and mechanical ventilation in China as well as six original papers on mechanical ventilation.
The review takes both a historical and modern look at natural ventilation design in China, in particular the developments in natural ventilation terminal units. It also covers mechanical ventilation systems, and mixed-mode systems.
Most of the papers will be familiar to those who attended the seminar on mechanical ventilation organised by the CIBSE at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff. These include 'An engineering approach to ventilation system design' which looks at how a ventilation system should be designed, installed and maintained to maximise occupant satisfaction and minimise operating costs.
The second paper looks at super-efficient mechanical ventilation and considers the systems installed in the new campus at the University of Nottingham which operate with fan power below 0.5 W/l/s.
A paper by CIBSE Past-president Dr Geoffrey Brundrett's takes a look at the consideration that designers will need to give to ventilation air, particularly as the emphasis shifts to more airtight buildings in the future.
Other reports include 'Mechanical ventilation and fabric storage' and 'The prediction of airflow-generated noise in mechanical systems'. The final paper compares the economics of two systems, one with air recirculation and one with recirculation and energy recovery.
Source
Building Sustainable Design
