03262cam a2200385 i 4500 17373439 OSt 20180116192416.0 120705s2013 nyua 000 0 eng 2012019857 9780415509589 (pbk.) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc TH7674 .W66 2013 697.9 23 ARC011000 TEC005000 TEC005050 bisacsh Wood, Antony, 1970- 6629 Natural ventilation in high-rise office buildings / principal authors, Antony Wood & Ruba Salib. New York: Routledge, 2013 183 pages : illustrations (some color0 ; 28 cm CTBUH technical guides "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"-- Natural ventilation. 6630 Office buildings Environmental aspects. 6631 Tall buildings Environmental aspects. 6632 ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial. bisacsh 6633 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General. bisacsh 6634 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning. bisacsh 6635 Salib, Ruba. 6636 Cover image http://jacketsearch.tandf.co.uk/common/jackets/covers/websmall/978041550/9780415509589.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 353724 353724 0 0 ddc 0 0 SADA SADA 2013-07-18 5 2 697.9 WOO 2013 SADA0002116 2026-01-21 2025-10-16 1 5317.97 2013-07-23 BK