02928cam a2200325 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000250008804000280011304200080014105000220014908200140017108400450018510000250023024501020025526000320035730000530038949000270044252016620046965000250213165000450215665000430220165000730224465000640231765000960238170000170247785601080249417373439OSt20180116192416.0120705s2013    nyua          000 0 eng    a  2012019857  a9780415509589 (pbk.)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLC  apcc00aTH7674b.W66 201300a697.9223  aARC011000aTEC005000aTEC0050502bisacsh1 aWood, Antony,d1970-00aNatural ventilation in high-rise office buildings /cprincipal authors, Antony Wood & Ruba Salib.  aNew York:bRoutledge,c2013  a183 pages :billustrations (some color0 ;c28 cm0 aCTBUH technical guides  a"It is generally accepted that we need to reduce the energy equation - in both operating and embodied terms - of every component and system in the building as an essential element in making it more sustainable. Mechanical HVAC systems (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) in tall office buildings typically account for 30-40 percent of overall building energy consumption. The increased efficiency (or possibly even elimination) of these mechanical systems - through the provision of natural ventilation - could thus be argued to be the most important single step we could make in making tall buildings more sustainable. This guide sets out recommendations for every phase of the planning, construction and operation of natural ventilation systems in these buildings, including local climatic factors that need to be taken into account, how to plan for seasonal variations in weather, and the risks in adopting different implementation strategies. All of the recommendations are based on analysis of the research findings from richly-illustrated international case studies. Tried and tested solutions to real-life problems make this an essential guide for anyone working on the design and operation of tall buildings anywhere in the world. This is the first technical guide from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's Tall Buildings & Sustainability Working Group looking in depth at a key element in the creation of tall buildings with a much-reduced environmental impact, while taking the industry closer to an appreciation of what constitutes a sustainable tall building, and what factors affect the sustainability threshold for tall"-- 0aNatural ventilation. 0aOffice buildingsxEnvironmental aspects. 0aTall buildingsxEnvironmental aspects. 7aARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial.2bisacsh 7aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General.2bisacsh 7aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning.2bisacsh1 aSalib, Ruba.423Cover imageuhttp://jacketsearch.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/covers/websmall/978041550/9780415509589.jpg