Technical Booklet K Ventilation·Page 13

Whole Building Ventilation (General Ventilation)

Nominally continuous low-rate ventilation of building spaces to dilute pollutants and water vapour, supplying outdoor air and removing contaminants.

Whole building ventilation (general ventilation) – nominally continuous ventilation of rooms or spaces at a relatively low rate to dilute and remove pollutants and water vapour not removed by the operation of extract ventilation, rapid ventilation or infiltration, as well as supplying outdoor air into the building. For an individual dwelling this is referred to as whole dwelling ventilation.

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