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An Evaluation of a Proposed Ventilation System for Melbourne's CH2 Building

Construction Economics and Building

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Title An Evaluation of a Proposed Ventilation System for Melbourne's CH2 Building
 
Creator Aye, Lu
Fuller, Robert
 
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Description The understanding of ventilation requirements in commercial buildings has been significantly revised in the last 10-15 years. A link between health, productivity and increased fresh air use has been established by some research and this understanding underpins the ventilation philosophy adopted for the CH2 building. The ventilation system design for CH2 that has been evaluated in this paper envisages a mechanically driven system during the day, using the displacement technique to distribute filtered air. All introduced air will be drawn from outside and no recycling of air will occur. Natural ventilation will be employed at night using the stack effect, enhanced by turbine ventilators. This paper critiques the proposed ventilation system in the light of international experience and the particular conditions of the building's location. The evidence suggests that natural ventilation sometimes may be inadequate to achieve the desired objectives. Minimization of indoor pollutants, adequate filtration and high levels of ventilation should, however, ensure satisfactory air quality during occupied hours.
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2012-11-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2960
10.5130/AJCEB.v5i2.2960
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 5, No 2 (2005): AJCEB; 47-57
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2960/3132
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2005 Lu Aye, Robert Fuller
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