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Ventilation System Requirements - General Terms
0.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation
In general terms, the requirement may be achieved by providing a ventilation system which – (a) extracts water vapour from areas where it is produced in significant quantities before it becomes widesp
ventilationenergyPurposes of Ventilation
0.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation
Ventilation is required for one or more of the following purposes – (a) provision of outside air for breathing; (b) dilution and removal of airborne pollutants, including odours; (c) control of excess
ventilationenergyVentilation Energy Use Mitigation
1.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation
Consideration should be given to the mitigation of ventilation energy use, where applicable, by employing heat recovery devices, efficient types of fan motors and/or energy saving control devices in t
ventilationenergyBuilding Air Permeability and Airtightness
1.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation
It can be anticipated that there will be a continual trend towards more airtight buildings due to drivers for higher energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions. Through good design and construction,
ventilationenergyAir Permeability Assumptions for Examples
Appendix C, C1NI-wide·Technical Booklet K Ventilation
It has been assumed that the intended measured air permeability is greater than 5 m3/(h.m2) in examples C1, C2, C5 and C6, and the design air permeability is equal to or less than 3 m3/(h.m2) in examp
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